School: Moys (roll number 10837)
- Location:
- Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
- Teachers: P. Dawson C. Mac an Ghirr
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- (continued from previous page)the leaves of a nettle it is called nettle broth and it will cure (nettle) the measels.
Rushes grow on wet land and they are harmful because the spread rapidly. Rag-weeds grow on dry land and they also spread. Whins grow on good dry or unlaboured land. All weeds have cures.
Bog bean cures the cold and the measles.
Yarrow stops you from bleeding.
Holy thistle cure rheumatism.
Garlic is good for your breath.
Senna leaf is good for a cold.
Houselic is a weed that grows on a house. It cures the cold.
Dandelion grows on good land and they are harmful because its spreads rapidly. Dandelion is a cure for a wart.
Nettle broth is good for rheumatism.
The skin of a dandelion will cure a sore lip. Chicken-weed cure a sprain(continues on next page)
