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School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)

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Letterbrick, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Grannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 606

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    is to get the herb, and extract the juice from it. Then wash your eyes with the juice. It is a very good cure. It does not destroy the land & make it poor.
    Capógs: These cause the farmer much trouble. They use up the manure he puts to his crops and they destroy the land. The spread rapidly in land if allowed to seed before being taken out.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Boyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Doonaroya, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony O' Boyle
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 60
    Address
    Doonaroya, Co. Mayo