School: Scoil na mBráthar Sligeach (Sráid na Céibhe) (roll number 16585)
- Location:
- Quay Street, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Cearbhaill
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- There are many different kinds of herbs some are good ans some are bad. Some of these are dandelion, garlic, docken, and turkey head.
If a cow had a cough the farmer would go out and gather a lot of garlic. He would pull the whole root out of the ground and cut off the leaves. The root is a very old and good cure for a cough. It is like an onion and the farmer would boil the roots with water. After boiling a long time he would let the cow eat it.
There is a herb which some people call the turkey-head. It got that name, because it blossoms one would see red spots on it's head as a turkey's head. It grows among oats and would destroy the crop if it was not cut out after it blossoms.
- Informant
- John Kemmet
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bridge Street, Co. Sligo
