School: Calary, Bray
- Location:
- Calary Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Bean de Faoite
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- (continued from previous page)bark, marshmallows, planting leaf, rib grass, daisyleaves and Dandelion.
Green brom is very good for worms in horses and ragweed and lard is a very good cure for the murrian in cattle. Foxglove boiled would make a lovely dye for a black dress Everything was cured by herbs in olden times. A man by the name of Michael Bailey was cured by herbs. He had scurvey. Black heads and cockeled roots washed and boiled. Then strain the water off and take a glass of it every morning before breakfast would cure scurvey. Nettles and Dandelion mixed up in Indian Meal is very good for young turkeys when they are getting the red heads.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maggie Fleming
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Paddock, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mrs Fleming
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Paddock, Co. Wicklow