School: Mágh Rua (B.) (roll number 5880)
- Location:
- Moroe, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: John Maher
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- (continued from previous page)couple of woods in it but there are no names on them. There's no lake in it but there are a couple of streams in it. It is not known how the townland got its name.
Pat Donovan
Cappanuke, Murroe.
- The most harmful weeds are the dockleaves, nettles, thistles dandelion and crowfoot. They make the soil poor and interfere with the crops. Nettles and thistles grow where the soil is good, crowfoot and foxglove grow where the land is poor. Nettles and watercress are good for the blood, Gilcock when boiled and the water drank is good for the kidneys. Foxglove is used for poisoning. Some of these herbs have flowers with colours on them. Some herbs are used for dyeing clothes and others are used for food for people and animals. Herbs were used to cure people in former years.
- Collector
- Pat Davis
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Abington, Co. Limerick
