1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Abhainn Bheag

School: Abhainn Bheag (roll number 3924)

Location:
Owenbeg, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Criostóir Mac Gáfraidh
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0165, Page 228

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0165, Page 228

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Abhainn Bheag
  2. XML Page 228
  3. XML “Herbs”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Herbs (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    Rushes grow in damp boggy land. Long ago rushes were very useful for thatching all houses, but nowadays they are only used for thatching out-houses.
    Nettles grow along ditches, in gardens and fields. They are pulled and boiled for chickens and turkeys.
    Linda Kenney
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Linda Kenny
    Gender
    Female