School: Lismacaffry
- Location:
- Lismacaffry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Gamhna
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Author: Pat L'Estrange, Correally, Streete, Co. Westmeath.
- 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(continues on next page) - Informant
- Pat L'Estrange
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Correaly, Co. Westmeath
