School: Ráth Maoláin (roll number 16131)

Location:
Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Laoise Ní Ruairc
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    the children made daisy-chains of the daisies.
    Ivy-leaf is often used for cleaning navy, or anything black it will leave no stain in it.
    There is also another plant that grows on the top of old thatched houses and it is called niture it has a cure for the tooth-ache. They boil it and take out the juice of it and let it cool when it is near cold they let a little of it into the tooth, it puts away the pain, and it only grows on some houses.
    St Patrick's leaf is supposed to cure any wound or sores.
    Here are others weeds the names of which are not so commonly known are collsfoot, wood-betony, dandelions, burdock, comfreys, wild fire, creeping ivy, thistles, robin run the hedge, and camomile, spearmint and other weeds, collsfoot is used for coughs. Wood betony is used for
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Ní Dubhghaill
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Doyle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonbannan, Co. Sligo