School: Duncormick

Location:
Duncormick, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. S. Ó hEachthigheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0877, Page 056

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  1. Herbs
    There are lots of old herbs growing in the land the most harmful being the Hemlock because it spreads rapidly and it is poison.
    Nettles are used for turkeys and also Dandelion is used for fowl.
    Buachalan's are harmful because they impoverish the soil.
    Butter-cups grow in bad land.
    List -
    Hemlock
    Butter-cups
    Pig weed
    Dandelion
    Water cress
    Nettles
    Milky Thistle
    Docks
    Buacalan
    Rabach
    Wild Poppy
    Wild Carrot
    Crows toes
    Chicken Weed
    Marchmallows
    Ferns
    Annie Walsh
    Gibberwell
    Duncormick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Collector
    Annie Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gibberwell, Co. Wexford