School: Ganntaigh (Ganty)

Location:
Ganty, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Sorcha Bean Uí Chlúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0204

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    flower comes on instead.
    There is also another herb; the name of it is Spunk, it grows in tillage fields, its colour is green, it grows in poor land. It spreads rapidly and is very hard to banish it, the colour of it is green and it has long white roots.
    There is also a herb known of, the name of it is dockleaf; it cures nettle burn. It makes land poor and it spreads rapidly, and it is harmful to the crops.
    There is another herb also, the name of it is "naintéog searg"; it grows in rich land and it makes it poor. Its roots spread rapidly, the colour of it is brown.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
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