School: Kilbonane, Lios an Phúca (Beaufort) (roll number 5482)
- Location:
- Kilbonane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Dll. Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0458, Page 140
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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. - LuibheannaThe herbs that are most harmful to the land are the hemlock, the dock - leaf and the chicken weed prevent potatoes and corn from growing. The dock - leaf makes the land poor. The herbs that grow in good land are thistles and geositanes, and the herbs that grow bad land are rushes and ellistrums. The dock - leaf was used as a cure for a burn of a nettle. The juice of it was rubbed to the burn. The hemlock and the camonmile were used as a cure for a swelling. They were boiled with water and the syrup was rubbed to the swelling. The dandelion was used as a cure for a sore a throat and for the whooping cough. It was boiled and(continues on next page)
