School: Cloigeann
- Location:
- Cleggan, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seán Ó Fathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0004, Page 334
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- (continued from previous page)wounds, by soldiers in battle.
- There are special herbs to be found for dying clothes. The leaves of briers are used for colouring clothes. They give a purple colour. The moss that grows on the rocks is used for colouring woollen cloth. It puts a yellow colour on them.
There are other herbs used for colds and pains. The dandelion is used for colds. The roots of nettles are used for for the whooping cough. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- During the famine people had to make cakes from(continues on next page)
