School: Knocknagilla
- Location:
- Knocknagillagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Mac Giolla Críost
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 325
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- (continued from previous page)When old Doctor Matthews was doing medical duty in Stradone district he always recommended 'hemlock' and linseed meal for a poultice.
The 'hemlock' was cut up fine, and mixed through the linseed when boiled before applied.
This herb is not very common. It grows along the road at lower Lavey chapel It is also to be found round forts. It is a small plant and its stem resembles a carrot stem.
In former times 'fern' roots was the foremost cure for cattle with wet or dry 'murin'. These roots are to be found in red channel clay very deep.
How they were prepared was, they were dug up out of the ground and washed, and pounded and then wrung with strong hands to take the medicine out.
This medicine was equal to castor oil in strength and appearance.
The 'bouherlans' are other harmful weeds on the farm.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Charles Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Luke Tierney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghadreenagh, Co. Cavan
