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School: Cill a' Lachtáin

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Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0272

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  1. Herbs (continued)

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    for tillage or greasing. The red clover and the white clover is a sign of good land and bluebells are the sign of bad land. Dandelion is supposed to be a cure for liver disease. It is put in a cloth and boiled and the juice is drank. There is another weed called the seven sister and white juice is found in it. The juice is supposed to cure lumps.
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    There are the names of some of the most harmful weeds in our farm. Dockleaves, Nettles and thistles. There is a cure in dockleaves for a sting, if you leave the dockleaf on the sting it will cure it.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hynes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oatfield, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Hynes
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Oatfield, Co. Galway