School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 560
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- (continued from previous page)The old herbalists knew all about these plants.
There were some plants that were used by witches to save people from the good people or to keep their butter or perhaps to take it away.
One of these is the Treón lus or strong herb found in lakes also the speedwell.
There are a great many plants such as the thistle which we call weeds but even those were used for making soap when burned.
Long ago the people used dye their clothes with an Alder tree and also with moss off back of a rock(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Malone
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Martin Howard
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 55
- Address
- Ballyvaskin South, Co. Clare
