School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)
- Location:
- Graigue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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- The most harmful weeds on my farm are the dock-leaf the buacallán and the praiseach buidhe. These weeds mentioned are very harmful because they spread rapidly through the land and make it poor. The dandelion the butter - cup and the thistle grow in good land. A weed called Marsh Mallow is good to cure ailments but it is first made into an ointment.
It is said if you took three meals of nettles on May 1st you would get no sickness in that year. A weed called "Hound's Tongue" would cure a burn. It is said if you took the light skin off the dock- leaf it would cure a split lip.
A weed called camomile would cure Asthma or Bronchitis and also the Crubh Dearg is good to cure ailments on horse's hooves.
- Collector
- Elizabeth Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshurdane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Thomas Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballyshurdane, Co. Cork
