School: Allenwood
- Location:
- Allenwood, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Seán Ó Clúmháin
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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. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Marcella Ennis
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grangeclare West, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mr Pat Cleary
- Gender
- Male