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School: Cluain Mhurchais (Hollyford) (roll number 13847)

Location:
Hollyford, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Liam Ó Donnchadha
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    If ivy is boiled, it brings the stains out of navy-blue clothes.
    One side of St. Patrick’s Leaf heals and the other side draws the matter.
    The juice of the dock-leaf when it is budding cures the sting of a nettle.
    The bog-beam grows and it is a cure for liver disease.
    I got this information from my father,
    Patrick McLoughlin, Birchgrove, Hollyford, Co. Tipperary.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Birchgrove, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birchgrove, Co. Tipperary