School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 09_015

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    in is also bad.
    There are hundreds of herbs that grow on the land which I cannot mention. The ones I can mention are nettles, dandelion, sour sallies and water cress. There are two kinds of water cress, one of which is used for food, the other is poison and is used for nothing.
    Sour sallies and nettles are often used as food.
    Dandelion is used with other herbs for curing some skin disease. It is also used as food for birds and rabbits
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig De Núinnseáin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare