School: Más an Easa (B.) (roll number 14775)
- Location:
- Masiness, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Prionnseas Mac Carraigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1075, Page 139
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- (continued from previous page)are still used in this District.
to produce an extra flow of milk.
Caonach an t-Sléibhe is used for healing wounds.
The tops of whins are cut, boiled and given to horses, and is said to be one of the most healthy foods for them.
Crotál (Stone - lichen or moss) is still used for dying yarn a yellow colour.
The juice of Columbine is used as a cure for swellings, and the leaves are also made into poultices for this purpose.
