School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Haodha
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- Herbs and Plants
Furze spreads rapidly and it grows everywhere.
Thistles are harmful because they spread rapidly and impoverish the land. They are found growing in good land.
Fellustrums are found mostly in wet land and impoverish the soil. They spread rapidly also.
Chickenweed is harmful because it smothers the plants and spread rapidly.
Rushes grow in boggy land and impoverish the soil. They are also used for thatching and litter for animals.
Yellow root is used to poison the f fish in the river. It grows mostly in gardens.
The Buachallaun grows(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tomás Ó Báiréad
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bedford, Co. Kerry
