School: Cluain Mhurchais (Hollyford) (roll number 13847)

Location:
Hollyford, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Liam Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0542, Page 275

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  1. Where thistles and nettles grow, people say the land on which they grow is rich.
    A field in which the buachalladán grows is supposed to be very poor.
    Where dandelion grows people say that the ground is rich.
    There is a little flower with a red spot on its leaf.
    This red spot came on it in this way.
    When Our Lord’s thumb was bleeding, He left it upon this plant, and the red spot stayed ever since. It grows in gardens and it is very small.
    Where rushes grow the ground is very wet.
    Where coarse grasses grow the land is very poor.
    Where ferns grow, the land is good for tillage.
    The geosadán makes the land very poor.
    The hemlock is the most harmful weed.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Birchgrove, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Birchgrove, Co. Tipperary