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School: Páirc na nDriseóg (roll number 14294)

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Brierfield, Co. Galway
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Séamus Ó Conaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 114

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    yellow flower comes out in it. It is a cure for kidney trouble in sheep to boil it and strain it and make them drink it
    Dock-Leaf
    To get the roots of dock-leave and boil them into jelly and eat it when cool it is a great cure for a person who is affected with boils. Or if you get a sting of a nettle the dock-leaf is good to rub it where you get the sting.
    Gooseberry Thorn
    A sty in a person's eye to let it with a gooseberry thorn is a good cure.
    The Oak
    The bark of an oak tree is a great cure for a horses breast if a collar hurts it. Boil it for two hours and squeeze it and strain it and rub it every day.
    Dandeline
    The dandeline is great for turkeys to eat or some people eats them for their health in Summer.
    Glóráns
    They are green wide leaves and people gives them to pigs in Summer.
    Mary Nicholson, Dangan
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Nicholson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dangan Oughter, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Michael Nicholson
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dangan Oughter, Co. Galway