School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)
- Location:
- The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 047
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- (continued from previous page)used to boil nettles, and use them with meat.
- Marshmallow is a cure for sprains. Beech leaves and lard is a cure for abscess. Praiseac and nettles make land poor. Praiseac grows on good land. Water cress is a cure for all ills. Chicken weed grows, and spreads, in bad land. Hound's tongue is a cure for a burn.
- Collector
- William Mc Greath
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Patrick Mc Greath
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Kiltown, Co. Kilkenny
- On Monday night, 13th December, 1932, at about two o'clock, the alarm of fire was raised in our farmyard and the whole house was awakned from their slumbers. My father jumped(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Lyng
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carranroe Upper, Co. Kilkenny
