School: Achadh na Garron (Aughnagarron) (roll number 5603)
- Location:
- Aghnagarron, Co. Longford
- Teacher: -
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 371
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- (continued from previous page)The Crow's Foot is supposed to be a wonderful cure for sore ankles or thallows that is pains in the wrist.
This Crows Foot is not of much use unless used in the proper manner. It is used in the following manner.
First get a large kettle of boiling water and pour it into a large saucepan then put as many of the Crows Feet plants in it as it is able to hold then put it on the fire and let it boil when it is well boiled take it up and strain the hot juice off it, then some soap is put into the hot juice then it is stirred thoroughly to melt the soap in it.
The mullin plant is supposed to be a cure for consumption and it is boiled in new milk.
The daisies are also used for making healing ointment.
- Collector
- Eugene Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dalystown, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Peter Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Dalystown, Co. Longford
