School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

Location:
Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 168

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 168

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  1. There are many classes of weeds. Most of them are useful for medicinal purposes. Some weeds are very harmful to the land, such as running-skutch, rag-weed, docks and hemlock.
    They all spread rapidly and impoverish the soil. Thistles grow on good ground; rushes and moss grow on poor ground.
    Nettles are used for purifying the blood. The nettles are boiled and then eaten.
    Rag-weed is useful for swollen joints. The rag-weed is heated before it is used.
    The nettles are used for food given to people.
    Fraughans are used for dyeing purposes and are also used
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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
    Seamus Rogers
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Donard, Co. Wicklow