Scoil: Glentidaly (uimhir rolla 9983)

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1. Herbs

   

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   The most harmful weeds growing on our farm are - pirl, thistles, coltsfoot, dey nettles, ground yare and nettles.
   These are all harmful because they spread rapidly and impoverish the soil.
   Benweeds are supposed to grow on good land, and the old people say that they are very bad for horses to eat.
   Geelgowans, pirl and redshanks are to be found on poor land.
   A good cure for measles was believed to be - nettles stewed and the juice drank.
   Chickenweed was used for sprains. It was put in boiling water, and when it was in the water a little while it was taken out and put round the sprain.
   The leaves of coltsfoot burnt on coals and the fumes inhaled was believed to sure a cold.
   If anybody got stung with a nettle they got a dock leaf and rubbed the sting with it and said "Dock in and nettle out."
   a "dey nettle" sting is very dangerous and it may cause blood poison if it is not seen to in time.

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   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

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   Frances Mc Elkinney

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   Clooney, Co. Donegal