School: Duncormick

Location:
Duncormick, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. S. Ó hEachthigheirn
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  1. Weeds and Herbs.
    The dock, the thistle, spunk, the yellow-weed are the most harmful, weeds on the farm. The yellow-weed or the rag-weed spreads very rapidly. The butter-cup is a sign of bad, sour, land. The thistle and rag-weed are a sign of good land.
    Ivy leaf boiled and used as a poultice are a cure for sprains
    Comfrey is another cure for sprains.
    Dog berries and red-berries and hemlock are deadly poison Nettles are sometimes used by people instead of cabbage.
    List of Weeds and Herbs.
    1. Crow's toes or wild hyacinths
    2. Buachalán or wild parsnips.
    3. Pig - weed
    4. Pig - nut.
    5. Chickenweed.
    6. Buttercup.
    7. Foxglove
    8. House - leek.
    9. Dock - leaf.
    10. Rawk. (In Irish Rábhach)
    11. Prashack.
    12. Nettles.
    13. Dandylions
    14. Milky - dandylions
    15. Milky - thistle
    16. Thistle.
    17. Lady's - ladder.
    18. Grounsel.
    19. Searls.
    20. Hedge - weed.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dick Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown, Co. Wexford