School: Leitir Bric (roll number 14924)
- Location:
- Letterbrick, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Grannacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 607
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- Nettles are weeds that grow wild. They ruin the land around them because their roots spread more than any other. There is a cure for measles in the juice of nettles.
The dandelion grows flat on the land. It is a long narrow leaf with a yellow flower. It is no harm to the land because it does not spread much. People eat dandelion as a cure for a bad stomach.
Mountain sedge grows in a sandy place or on a ditch. It is no harm to the land because it does not grow wild. If you boil mountain sedge on water and drink the juice, it cures a cough.Tae mór grows where there is no traffic especially in meadows. People boil it and drink the juice as a cure for a weak heart.
- Collector
- Margaret Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tawnakeel, Co. Mayo
