School: An Bóthar Buí (B.), Áth Treasna (roll number 16396)

Location:
Boherboy, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 080

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0355, Page 080

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  1. MONDAY unlucky day for starting career, going to school & college etc
    SUNDAY unlucky day for starting a cure. Considered unlucky for house changing. Unlucky to change from one house, & after-wards return again. Shouldnt according to old tradition, pare your nails on Sunday.
    Harmful weeds. Nettles, Dock-leaves buttter-cup burdock, colts foot ragwort (buacallán buidhe) Ox-eye daisy in meadows. Spread rapidly and impoverish the soil. Thistles sign of good land.
    Cowslips (deficient in lime)
    Herbs grown on rocks (white crusts) used for dying brown. Bottom of bog hole used for dying (black)
    TORMENTILLA used for curing toothache
    Coltsfoot (Leaves used & dried for smoking when tobacco is scarce.
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