School: Lismacaffry

On this page

1. Herbs (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   young turkeys. They are cut first and then they are brought home and put into a pot and boiled. When they are boiled they are taken out of the pot and then the hard stems are pulled out of them. Then there is some meal mixed through them.
   Long ago people used certain herbs for dyeing clothes. They also used herbs for poison.
   Herbs were used extensively in the cure of diseases long ago. They were relieved a little by them.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. Herbs

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   The most harmful weeds growing on the farm at home are:- the nettle, the thistle, the docken, the horse tail, the dandelion, the presach, the green weed and the chicken weed. The docken is harmful because it spreads rapidly and also because it impoverishes the soil. The thistle is harmful because it spreads rapidly. The dockens, the thistles, the horse tails grow on good land. The nettles, the chicken weed, the dandelion, the green-weed grow on poor land. Garlick, the docken

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Christy Newman

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Coolnagun, Co. Westmeath