School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)
- Location:
- Monknewtown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0713, Page 450
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- 1. The most harmful weed on our farm is the docken, the seeds spread out and falls and destroys the soil. Although the seed of it is good for curing cough in horses.
2. There is a weed which grows in streams called "chicken weed." It cures a swelling.
3. There is a leaf which cures a bruise. It is said to have been growing under the cross when Christ was dying and some of the drops fell on it. The stains are on it yet.
4. The "she thistle" cures the whooping cough.
5. There is a plant which the people used to make tea out off long ago, called "hore hound." Then when tea came into use the people used to eat the tea-leaves of a plate and throw the water away.
6. There was another plant the people used for flavouring soup. It was called "time."
7. They also used "ment" for flavouring soup.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Hand
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinacrad, Co. Meath
