School: Donore (roll number 6668)
- Location:
- Donore, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Nic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0682, Page 121
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- Herbs and WeedsThe most harmful weeds are thistles, nettles, dock-leaf, crowfoot, fairban, groundsel, scutch and rushes.
Thistles, nettles, and groundsel spread rapidly because their seeds scatter, and the scutch, crowfoot, dockleaf and fairban take the nourishment out of the soil.
The crowfoot and thistles grow on good soil, while the rushes thrive on damp marshy land.
There is an herb called the "keggs" and it is used as a cure for sores. It stands about two feet high and a little pink flower like a star grows on top of it.
The dock-leaf is used for curing the sting of a nettle.
Wine can be made from the dandelion and it is good to drink. It is supposed to be very good for delicate people.
The leaves of the dandelion can be used as a food, and some people chop it up finely and give it to chickens.
Nettles can be used as a food. Some people boil the nettles and drink the water, while other people mix them with gruel or porridge. Nettles are also given to ducks and turkeys.Paddy Carry (Scoláire)Got from - Patrick Craven (82)
Oldbridge,
Drogheda
- Collector
- Paddy Carry
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Patrick Craven
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Oldbridge, Co. Meath
