School: Cill a' Lachtáin
- Location:
- Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0269
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- The nettle, dockleave, gloutawen and cockles are harmful because they spread and destroy the land. Lambs-quarter and chicken-weed are harmful because they take the food from the crop.
There is a story told about the lambs-quarter. There is a black spot on each leaf and it is said that a drop of our Savior's blood fell on it when he was escaping from the Jews.
Clover is the sign of good land and where butter-cups grow is good land for cows, it gives them rich milk and butter. Rushes are a sign of bad land and they usually grow in a marshy place.
Glad is a plant like a flagger which is used as a cure for the mumps. This is done by tying a leaf of it around the neck three times. It is more of a charm than a cure. Company Root(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maudie Fahey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Fahey
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 68
- Address
- Lurgan Great, Co. Galway
