School: Beale (1) (roll number 7660)
- Location:
- Biaille, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Martin Beasley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0399, Page 058
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There are a lot of herbs and plants growing in the land which I know. Some of these are the "Praiseach Bhuidhe" the costerwan, and the chicken weed. The Praiseach Bhuidhe has a yellow flower. it grows chiefly among the corn crops. The farmers try to get rid of it by pulling it. The costerwan is a sort of weed which grows among grass it has several leaves it is cut sometimes with a knife and given to pigs with porridge. The chickened is a sort of a weed which grows plentifully among potatoes. Garlic in grass is objectionable because it gives a bad flavouring to the cow's milk. Other herbs I know of are the thistle, Iris, and foxglove. The thistle is cut and given to the pigs like the costerwan. The iris is a tall plant it has a yellow flower, it grows to the height(continues on next page)
