School: Cill Cúlach
- Location:
- Kilcooly, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Mac Lochlainn
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- (continued from previous page)harmful weed and it only grows on poor land. It is very harmful to stock, but as a rule they never eat it.
Comfry root is a very bad weed, it is a cure for a sprain.
Garlic is a cure for the yellow jaundice.
Nettles are good food for turkeys.
Preasach is a weed found in oats
The dock-leaf, lambs quarter, and robin run the hedge are very harmful weeds.Nettles, chick weed, gladom, dock-leafs robin run the hedge, spearment, prasach and poppy seed grow in our land.
Nettles are good for rash.
Chick weed for swollen legs
Gladom for sore throats.
Forum leaf is good for cuts.
The dandelion is good for nerves.
Garlic is a cure for yellow jaundice
Brass leaf is good for a burn.
