School: Colthurst, Ráth Cúil
- Location:
- Rathcool, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 061
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- These are the names of the herbs around here.
Potentilla; white, blue, and pink milkwort, caisreabhán, thistle, nettle, dandelion, ribwort, dock-leaf, chicken-weed, fairy thimble, cows parsley, yarrow, starwort, cuckoo flower or lady's smock, dead man's fingers, buacallán buidhe, priosach weed, daisy, buttercup, and cowslip.
The most harmful to the land are:-
The thistle, dock-leaf, nettle cockle, rushes, moss, buachallán buidhe, priosach weed and chicken-weed. The thistle nettle and chicken-weed are harmful because they spread rapidly. The thistle and dock-leaf grow on rich land.
