School: Dernakesh (B)
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Comhraidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 444
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The river Ana-lee divides it from the townland of New Groove.
There is a lake also bordering it, no one remembers when it started.
- The most harmful herbs are the yew tree and hemlock because if cattle eat a lot of it they would kill them.
The herbs that grow in good land are whins, ragweeds and broom. Some that grow in wet land are rushes and blue grass.
Roots of nettles when washed and boiled are a cure for the measles. They are healthy for turkeys. Water cress when eaten raw is a cure for consumption. Dockin seed when boiled would cure the cold of a(continues on next page) - Collector
- Patrick Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Bernard Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
