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  1. Herbs and Weeds

    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Mc Guinness
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Guinness
    Age
    50

    Herbs and Weeds

    The most harmful weeds growing in our garden are nettles, dandelions, dockens (dock leaf), groundsel, scutch, poppy, silver weed, chicken weed, farrowban, thistle, coltsfoot, mullen and hemlock.
    The dandelion, groundsel, and thistle spread rapidly because when the seeds of these plants are ripe they are scattered everywhere by the wind.
    The farrowban is a weed which spreads very quickly. It has long red runners or shoots and is exactly like a wild strawberry plant. The chickenweed and scutch spread rapidly too.
    Nettles were often used long ago instead of cabbage. Young spring nettles mixed with gruel or thin porridge was eaten long ago on "black" fast days.
    Groundsel is often given to birds instead of seed. The poppy is a poisonous weed because a drug (opium) is got from it.
    Hemlock is poisonous to all animals except goats. Mullen plant is a very rare plant with soft silky leaves and it was used as a poultice long ago.
    The coltsfoot is a plant with yellow flowers. In this plant there is a cure for coughs and chest complaints. Young nettles when boiled are said to be very good for purifying the blood.
    A dock leaf is supposed to take the sting of an nettle

  2. Herbs

    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kierans

    Crowfoot, spurey, coltsfoot, and rag-weed grow on the farm. They are said to be harmful because they spread rapidly. Groundsel grows on good land. Rushe's " and "ragged robin" grow in bad swampy land. This is a story of how the daisy got a blush on its petals: Once a fairy slept on a daisy which closed over her and she was warm. In the morning early it opened and she was cold and very angry. The daisy blushed and she stuck it with her wand and left the blush in it.

  3. Herbs

    Language
    English
    Informant
    J. Caffrey
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    farmer
    Informant
    J. Devin
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    farmer

    Herbs

    1. J.Caffrey, Millbrook; J. Devin, Summerbank.
    2. Farmers; 55 years old
    February 1938
    There are many harmful weeds growing on the farm at home, namely - Wilivy, yarrow, praiseach, bishopweed, scutch, coltsfoot, grownsel, robin-run the hedge,boherlins, docks, thistle, nettle chickenweed, dandelion, meadow-sweet,hemlock,sorrel, gorse, ragweed, marchmallow, water-cress, logwood, coppirous, comfrey, buttercup and others.
    Wildivy, groundsel and praiseac are harmful as they spread rapidly across the top of the land and they have long roots and grow underground which leave them very hard to dig up. The scutch and robin-run the hedge spread rapidly and prevents the crop from growing.

  4. Focla Gaeilge atá in Úsáid Fós i mBéal na mBéarlóirí san gCeantar Seo

    Language
    Mixed

    Fochla Gaedhilge atá i n-úsáid fós i mbéal na mBearlóirí san gceanntar seo

    Copóg - the dock leaf (docken), said to cure sting of nettle.
    "Docken, docken, in and out,
    Take the sting of the nettle out."
    Bochan barra - a fungus like a mushroom, but not to be eaten.
    Lus na laoigh - a plant said to have healing properties.
    praiseach - (presha) a ellow flower seen growing among corn.
    Boltarán buidhe - ragweed.
    Brioscán - silver weed.
    Fearaban - the creeping buttercup.
    Sponnch - coltsfoot.

  5. Ainmneacha Lustraí

    Language
    Mixed
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Braonáin
    Occupation
    múinteoir

    19) Sponnc = Coltsfoot

    20) Bainne Muc = Sow thistle
    21) Cupóg = dock

    22) Plobaiscín, - explained (Wm Louth)(?) as "Flower that grows in a ditch
    Dineen's give Pleibistín (P. 547)(?) and Plobairscín (P. 848)(?) as marsh marigold

    23) Mionnán Muire
    24) Samhadh dhóan (plant)
    25) An Thoolan (plant)
    26) Ev-lann (plant)

    Na focla roimhe seo: Micheál O'Braonáin, an múinteóir féin, a bhailigh ó'n mbliadhain 1907 - 1938