School: Camdhoire (roll number 14573)

Location:
Camderrynabinnia, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Ní Dhubhchon
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  1. "Shelly strings" grow in the best of land.
    Chicken weed - grows in rich gardens and on the roofs of houses.
    Búachaill a tighe = grows on the walls of houses and is a cure for sore eyes.
    Docks grow in bad land and are sued as pig-feeding
    Garlic is a cure for ring-worm
    Broom grows in boggy land and it
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Brian Lavin
    Gender
    Male