School: Droim Caorthainn
- Location:
- Droim Caorthainn, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Proinnsias Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0204, Page 143
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- (continued from previous page)The broom leaves are boiled and strained and then taken. Dropsy is often cured by this simple remdyThe stem of the docken is rubbed on an nettle sting.The thistle is often used for feeding donkeys. It grows in short unused grass or in waste-land which is dry.The nightshade is very poisonous and has killed many people who ate its berries. The plant grows in hedges and has pretty blackish-blue flowers which turn into the red berries.the vetch or wild pea is also considered a bad weed.The hemlock is the most poisonous weed on the farm. If the cattle chance to eat it they
