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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 142

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    garden. When the root is scarped and put on a sore it will cure it in a few days. If its root is boiled and the juice drunk it is said to be a cure for a hurt.
    In the olden days the people boiled water-cress like cabbage in the month of March and it was eaten first thing in the morning. It was said to be good for the blood.
    The dandelion is another common weed that grows in all kinds of land and along ditches. It does not spread like many other weeds. It is said that no doctor in the world could make a cure for heart failure that could beat the dandelion.
    It is said that a turkey
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    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
    Kitty Lynam
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Andrew Carney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knocknaskeagh, Co. Mayo