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School: Mionloch (C) (roll number 8800)

Location:
Menlough, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Bean Uí Oisín Bean Uí Dhubhagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0077, Page 136

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    My grand-father told me that the most harmful weeds growing in our farm are, thistles, nettles. dock-leaves and scutch grass etc.
    Those weeds are harmful because they spread rapidly and keep the crops from growing. There are a lot of herbs growing which can cure disease.
    St Patrick's leaf can cure sores, dock-leaves can cure nettle stings, wild parsnips are good for sore backs, dandelion is used for medicine, garlic is good for colds, and water-cress is used as salad and is a blood purifier. Those
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Laheen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Martin Laheen
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    96
    Address
    Menlough Commons, Co. Galway