School: Ráth Ó gCormaic (C.), Carraig na Siúire
- Location:
- Rathgormuck, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Dhálaigh
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- There are some weeds in this place counted harmful , others are used for food, others for cures and others are poisonous.Dog Leaf. This is a very green leaf that grows in fields and it destroys the land. This is used as a cure for a nettle sting. The raw leaf is put down on the sting.Purshaugh. A yellow blossomed weed which grows in oats and turnips. It harms the seed of the oats.Thistles. The thistles is a tall weed with thorns and it grows in green fields and tilled fields and it makes the grazing dirty.Nettles. These weeds do not harm the land. They are considered good things to eat. Some people eat them three times in May to prevent them from getting sick for the rest of the year. They are boiled in water in the same way as cabbage.Crob-Dearg. This grows in ditches and it is boiled in new milk and then the juice is taken for a pain in the back.Laoisg. A green leaf that grows in boggy land and if sheep eat it, it will poison them.Elder. This plant if cut for timber will not(continues on next page)
