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School: Fionn-Tráigh (roll number 16357)

Location:
Fintragh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Aibhistín A. Mac Amhlaoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1039, Page 162

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    Falling star: It is a cure for a burn.
    Orans: These are large weeds that grow in shallow ground. They are poisonous.
    Burr: This large weed grows in cultivated ground. It is good for a cut.
    Rose Noble: This weed is not common.It is poisonous.
    Red-shanks: This is a bad weed that grows in waist ground.
    Thistle: This is a large weed with jags on it. It is good for donkeys.
    Groundsel: This weed grows in cultivated ground: It makes a good poultice.
    St. Patricks leaf: This weed is good for healing sores.
    Hemlock: This weed is good for making a poultice for hoof bound horses or donkeys.
    Wild-sease: This is a cure for a cough in cattle.
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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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Séamus O Ceallacháin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fintragh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Séamus O Ceallacháin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Fintragh, Co. Donegal