School: Ros Nuala (Rossnowlagh) (roll number 11599)

Location:
Rossnowlagh Upper or Crockahany, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Síle Ní Mhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 227

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 227

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  1. the dock and thistle are the most harmful weeds growing on the farm and they both spread rapidly and make the soil poor and bad, and to make matters worse they only grow in good ground. House-leek is used for sore eyes. Bogbean is used for stomach complaints. Thistles and pignuts are supposed to be food for cattle. Pignuts are little things like potatoes only much smaller they grow in dry places.
    Some herbs were used as cures for diseases long ago but they are not used now as we have medicinal cures.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vera Stronge
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Stronge
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal