The following herbs were told to me by Con Melly, Tullycleave, Ardara aged 50 years.
Good Herbs Bad herbs
Caísearaban Redshank
Farban Yellowgaban
Darcan Spirry
Nettles Benweed
Chickenweed Hemlock
Coltsfoot Mugweed
BurdockColtsfoot is a remedy for a cough.Burdock is good for kidney trouble.The bark of an oak tree is good for sore throats.The bark of the birch tree is good for skin diseases.

To cure a rash, or sore eyes, a person spat on the ground and then rubbed spittle and to soil to the affected parts. This had to be done before taking any food in the morning, and had to be repeated for nine successive mornings before a cure could be effected.
To cure boils a snail was allowed to crawl over and suck them.
Running sores were cured by applying the root of meanan an Cumpna boiled with eggs to the affected part.
Blood purifies were 1 Burdock boiled in water, and drunk 2 A liquid made from boiled broom was also used

Measles.
BURDOCK was used to PUT OUT MEASLES. The root of it was first got, the skin was taken off of it then, and the root was boiled until all the juice left it, sugar candy used be boiled with the juice to put a sweet taste in it.
The FROTH on the top of the MILK when it was milked from the cow was

The most harmful weeds growing on our farm at home are nettles, red-dock, presach, thistles, chicken weed, dandelion, crowfoot, yarrow, ground ivy, confrey and worry-weed. The worry-weed, the red-dock, thistles, presach grow very rapidly.
The herbs that grow only on good land are red-dock, the thistle and worry-weed. The herbs that are found only on poor land are scutch-grass and nettles. The herbs that have medicinal properties are, the agrimand, balm, blue mallow, wintergreen, soap-wort, yarrow, dandeIion, burdock and calamint. Blue mallow is used for coughs and colds. Winter-green is used for rheumatism, soap-wort is used for scrofula, yarrow is very good for colds promoting perspiration.
The herbs that are used for food are the water-cress, nettles and elm-tree. The people use water-cress as a

The most harmful weed in the farm is scutch-grass. The names of the weeds in the farm are Docken, thistle, clover Slánlus and crowfoot. They are harmful because they spread in the winter months and they take the good out of the ground.
There is a cure in burdock roots for ringworm. You boil the roots and the sap of woodbine together and drain the water off and drink it. When there is no cabbiage people eat water cress and the pigs eat dockens. Nittles are good feeding for turkeys when they are young. There is a root in the butt of a ditch. It has a stem about six inches long and it is covered with red berries. They are deadly poison.

kidney and liver disorders. The nettle is a herb used for nettle rash and purifies the blood. The peppermint is a tonic that prevents sickness, vomiting, flatulence and can be used to make cordials for infants. The yorrow is a cure for colds, promoting perspirations and is used at the commencement of fevers. The violet is a herb for cancerous growths.
The meadowsweet is a herb for dropsy and kidney trouble, and excellent for diarrhoea in children. The horehound is a herb for colds and coughs and useful for making ale. The bugles for haemorhges, liver disorders and consumption. The blackcurrant is a herb for hoarseness, sore throat and coughs and catarrh generally. The rhubarb root is a great remedy for diarrhoea. The red clover is a herb for coughs, and in the treatment of cancer. The broom is a plant for dropsy and kidney troubles generally. Almost every weed is useful. There is a very large number of them which are usd as remedies for disease. There is a cure in Bog Bean. Burdock root, Marsh

The most harmful weeds in the land are "Scutch-Grass," "Colts--foot," "Thistles," "Briars," "Nettles," and "Dock-Leaf." "Scutch-grass," "Briars," "Coldfoot," "Whins", "Dock-Leaf" and "Red-Shank" are harmful because they spread rapidly. The "Thistles" are harmful because the impoverish the soil.
The "Thistles" grow in good ground. "Red-Shank" grows in damp ground. The "Whins" grow in rich land and where it is hilly.
Ointment is made from "colts-foot" and "Burdock" and "Cumfery" which is made from a colic. "Cumfery" is also good for a poultice. "Rose-Noble" is made into medicine and is used for hives. "March Mallows" is made into salve. It is used for a sore throat. "Dandelion is good for the blood. "Water-Dock" is good for a bad stomach and a sore head. "Bog-Bine" is also good for a sore head and a bad stomach. "Whins" are good for the horses that have the cough.

11. Scurvy: Wash the affected parts in buttermilk and Burdock.
12. Swelling: Warm chickenweed on a hot lid and cover the swollen parts with preparation.
13. Lungs: Boil comfrey in milk and drink it.

The most harmful weeds that grow on a farm are thistles, "buaiscalan buidhe", dock leaf, burdock, chicken weed, nettles, hem-lock, comfrey, fairy fingers, and clover. They are harmful because they spread rapidly, and some of them also destroy the soil.
Here are the ones that grow in good land, fairy-fingers, thistles, dandelion, and mushrooms. Chicken-weed, comfrey plaintain leaf, "buachalan buidhe", and peppermint grown in bad land. Most of the herbs has medical properties. Nettles boiled in cabbage purifies the blood. Orange lily roots boiled, and put on an

the children made daisy-chains of the daisies.
Ivy-leaf is often used for cleaning navy, or anything black it will leave no stain in it.
There is also another plant that grows on the top of old thatched houses and it is called niture it has a cure for the tooth-ache. They boil it and take out the juice of it and let it cool when it is near cold they let a little of it into the tooth, it puts away the pain, and it only grows on some houses.
St Patrick's leaf is supposed to cure any wound or sores.
Here are others weeds the names of which are not so commonly known are collsfoot, wood-betony, dandelions, burdock, comfreys, wild fire, creeping ivy, thistles, robin run the hedge, and camomile, spearmint and other weeds, collsfoot is used for coughs. Wood betony is used for

rheumatism.
Dandelions are used as a tonic. Burdock is used as a blood purifier. Comfreys are used for chest complaints. Camomile and poppy heads make a poultice for pains.
There is a herb used for a cure for jaundice it has a white flower on it, it grows in the bog.
Some of the flowers have cures.
Violets are used for medicine, and poultices the seed off the poppies are used for a poultice and the stream cools the pain of the toothache and neuralgia.

Foxglove
Flowers June and Sept Leaves collected at the same time used as a rub.
Agrimony
Flowers June to August Whole plant collected in August. Was not heard of in olden times
Burdock
Flowers July and August Leaves collected when plant in flower. Used by many old people.

Herbs.
The most harmful weeds are the ''Fourhawn.'' the ''creeper,'' ''thistle'' ''yellow dock'' the stinging nettle and the boholawn. They spread rapidly and make the land poor. You will always find them growing on rich soil.
On poor soil you will find the ''dog-nish'' ''wild fire'' bottom beam,'' ''flagger,'' ''sorrel'' and the self heal. There are certain herbs used as medicine. The ''comfrey'' is used for swellings, the march ''mallows'' relieves earaches, the ''sorrel'' is a blood purifier, the ''southern wood'' is great for coughs. The ''burdock is used to cure the yellow jaundice. The ''self heal'' is good for a weak child. It is found with pale pink flowers on rough pasture. The ivy toad flax grows on damp walls. It is a kind oif creeper and spreads rapidly. It has a small blue flower and after flowering the flower stalks bend backwards and the fruits are buried in the crevices of the stones. It is used for worms.

Sores: To cure sores get the root of the burdock and clean and boil them. Drink this three times per dayTom O Brien ClashSores: If you have sores on your leg get a dog to lick them and he will cure them. A laurel leaf rubbed to a sore will cure it. William Keohane Inniscarra

Burdock roots boiled and the juice to which a little whiskey is added is a cure for boils and blisters.Camphrey leaves applied to fractures or diseased bones has the effect of helping to unite the parts and ease pain.Linseed oil and lime-water mixed in equal quantities is an effective lotion for burns and scalds.Linseed meal poultices and Indian meal poultices were common to cure boils, etc. Sometimes a thin slice of bacon-lard or yellow bacon was placed on top of the poultice when applying it to the sore, boil or lump.A very effective drawing plaster for boils, or absesses or sores is made by melting resin-ointment and venice turpentine together and when melted adding a little flour and boil the contents for

The following are the most harmful weeds and herbs growing on our farm;- the nettle, the thistle, the plaintain, the spurge, the sherpherd's purse, the ground sel, the chickweed, the carpenders leaf, the dock leaf, the ragweed, the buttercup, the freshia, the watercress, the wild retch, the travelours joy, the scutch grass, the dandelion, the burdock, the robin run the hedge, the colts foot, the buacalán buide, the mint, the rose noble, the thyme, the horse leaf, the dog leaf, the crows foot, the wild pansy, the wild poppy, the blood weed, the fox glove, St Patrick's leaf.
The thistle and the coltsfoot are the most common weeds which harm the corn fields.
The Nettle. The nettle is a very common weed. It is usually found growing in rocky ground. It is also used by many for flavouring broth.
The Dock - leaf. The dock leaf is very common. It is not harmful. If it is rubbed on the sting of a nettle it cures it. The juice is good to

There are a lot of weeds growing on the farm at home. ragweeds, docks, dandelions whins and coltsfoot.The whins are used for colds, the green tops are cut and boiled with water and strained, and the tops are also bruised between two flat stones, rolled in balls and given to the horses to kill botts.The dandelion is eaten raw, and it is good for the blood. The herbs that grow where land is bad are whins, coltsfoot, thistles and docks.The herbs that grow where land is good are rag weeds and dandelion. Docks are used for taking out stings of nettles. Nettle roots are boiled and the juice given to children who have measles. Burdock roots are used as a cure for a swollen neck.

Common Dandelion
The common dandelion is used sometimes raw and sometimes cooked - more often cooked. To restore lost appetite, to increase blood supply and to cure rhumatism are some of the purposes for which this plat can be used. I have heard that this plant forms a big part of many medicines which are made by many firms.The Broom
The broom is a splendid remedy for dropsy. It is generally combined with juniper berries and dandelion. It is boiled in water like the dandelion and is taken fasting every morning. Burdock cleans the blood and it is also used

Herbs
Told by: Martin Egan
Address: Ballyglass Kilsallagh Castlerea Co Galway
occupation: A farmer
Age: 48 yearsIn this district there are several herbs which are of great harm. There are others which are harmless and are used for curing the sick.
Amongst the harmful herbs which grow around my house is the thistle, the scutch, the fuaran, the pir-bain, the buacalan- buide and the burdock. The nettle is also a herb which is always avoided by people this is on account of its sting, but yet it has two cures which are of great value. If the nettles are boiled and the juice let cool and a person to drink it, three times in the month of march they will not get sick any more that year. It also cures boils and rash. When a

Cures
1.heard from Peter Noonan
2. Kildare, Williamstown, Co. Galway.
3. Aged 72 years.
Farmer.Burdock (Cradán) was boiled and the liquid drunk as it is a great blood purifier. The wild carrot was used for curing kidney trouble. Broom was used to cure gravel, kidney trouble fever pain and it was used as a blood purifier. Tail Worm in cattle was cured by cutting the tail