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School: Baile an Tobair, Baile an Londraigh (roll number 10314)

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Ballintober, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 328

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    Herbs are plants that grow on the land, such as dockleaves are used for burns of nettles some of the burns are dangerous and some of them are not. The names of those are yeosadans thistles rushes Comfrey sorrel grass dandelion scutch-grass. Water cress Comfry is good for calves. Sorrel grass and dandelion yeosadan grow in rich land. The ones that are dangerious are scutch grass nettles and the poisonous weeds. The ones that grow on bad land are rushes and the poisonouns weed and sorrel grass and water grass dandelion fox weed and chicken weed. Rushes grow on the worst of land in bogs. Thistles also grow on rich land.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty O' Dwyer
    Gender
    Female