School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Coigligh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 102
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- (continued from previous page)and seven-sisters will only grow in good land, and the clapóg and chicken-weed will only grow in bad land. The following herbs have cures.
The crowfoot cures sprain's by a charm, the slánús cures a bleeding by chewing it and putting it to the cut. The chicken-weed cures a bealing by mixing it with cowdung and putting it on the sore. The dockleaf cures the sting of a nettle by rubbing it on the sting. The hemlock when boiled takes down swelling, and the juice of the seven-sisters cures warts.
Nettels and watercress were used for human use, and the dockleaf, thistle, clapóg, práiseac and lambs quarter were used for feeding pigs.
The people used to dye their clothes long ago(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Murphy
- Gender
- Male
