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School: Scairt (C.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4127)

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Scart, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mrs R. Eager
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 359

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    chopped up and boiled.
    The ivy bush spreads rapidly on trees or walls. The juice of the leaves is said to be effective in removing the shine of wear off dark coloured clothes.
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  2. Local Herbs

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    On our farm the dock plant is the most harmful because it takes a lot of good out of the soil.
    The thistle and nettle are looked upon as denoting rich ground. The juice of the thistle plant is a cure for warts.
    The dandelion was looked on as a cure for consumption by drying it and boiling it and brewing it like tea. The dock plant was a cure for a sting of a nettle. The flowers of the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aingeala Ní Críodáin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Creed
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45