School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 396
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- (continued from previous page)A yellow dye can be made from furze blossoms. purple from the heather & many blue clothes can be cleaned with juice of boiled ivy leaves.
Ointment can be made from a plant called "Lady's fingers" to cure burns. Nettles are given to young turkeys. Suther wood is tied in a little bag & left with clothes to keep away moths.
- When an old person is being told about slight accident etc he says "what harm says Jerry when he burned the house:"
An ignorant person is described as being "as ignorant as the first boat-horse" (horse boats on the Canal)
As handy as-a wild duck
As smart as-a bee(continues on next page) - Collector
- Marcella Ennis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mr Pat Cleary
- Gender
- Male
