School: Dún na Lochlannach (roll number 11987)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Mhainín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0060, Page 0052
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- There are innumerable herbs growing in the fields.
Nettles are supposed to have the power of whitening and beautifying the skin of boiled, and the nettle water utilized for bathing the face and hands, they are also used as a blood tonic.
The dockleaf cures nettle burns when applied quickly.
Garlic is a valuable herb containing cures from many ailments, one being fits in dogs.
Grass is supposed to contain nourishment when the juice is squeezed out and taken in milk and water.
- Collector
- Mary Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybroder, Co. Galway
