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School: Castlegrove (roll number 15475)

Location:
Castlegrove East, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0040, Page 0107

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    eaten by [?] people for consumption
    The water cress is boiled and the water is strained and it is given to the person that has consumption
    The ivy is used for dyeing black the leafs of the ivy is put into a pot and the clothes is put in with the leafs and left boil. the berries of the elder are used for dyeing red. The berries of the elder is put into a pot and the cothes is put in with the berries and left to boil.
    People dont cut the sticks from from. the white thorn because there is a legend about the faries being around the white thorn bushes
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bertie Conern
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    William Conern
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Blindwell, Co. Galway