School: Derryvoney

Location:
Derryvony, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ní Néill
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    Local Herbs.
    The most harmful weeds are Pressure, Nettles, Thistles and Crowsfoot. The nettle, and the thistle grow on good land. The former when boiled cures measels. The flower of the thistle is purple. It is also very picky. The Docken grows on bad land and spreads quickly.
    By May Tracey
    Darravona
    Belturbet
    From Owen Reilly
    Darravona.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Tracey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Owen Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derryvony, Co. Cavan
  2. Local Herbs.
    There are some harmful weeds on our farm. The names of them are Chicken weed(s), Dief Nettle, Crow foot, and [?]. Nettles are good for people. If you get a sting of a nettle you get a leaf off a Docan(s) and rub it to where you get the sting. None of these weeds are used for poisoning animals.
    By Seamus Timmon,
    Clowninny,
    Belturbet.
    From P. Kennedy,
    Clowninny.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.