School: Carraig Thuathail (B.)
- Location:
- Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: John Bowdren
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- (continued from previous page)This plant is pulled and boiled and it is good for stiff joints.
Spunk leaf:- This leaf is a very bad weed for the ground and it spreads very very quickly.
Blood weed is a weed that grows in good land. It is called Blood weed because it grew at the foot of Our Lord's Cross and drops of Blood fell on it.
Corn-Cale is a bad plant for the soil and it spreads quickly.
Bainne na n-éan is a poisonous weed.
Chicken weed is another bad weed for the land.
Buacalán Bhuide is a good plant for sheep.
Dock-root is a very bad weed for the land.
The Thistle is also a bad weed for the land.
Nettle is a plant that people can eat.
Dandelion grows in ditches and it is very easy to find.
Bainicín:- This plant grows along headlands of fields. It has a fuzzy top and if it is bruised stuff like milk will come out. It is poisonous to cattle.
Water Cress is used as food for people.
- Collector
- Dan Fenlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killacloyne, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs K. Fenton
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Killacloyne, Co. Cork
