School: Tairbeart (C.)
- Location:
- Tairbeart, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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- (continued from previous page)of a glassful of these products every morning during Spring.
Children are warned not to touch the little plant called "Sore-eyes", for fear of getting sore eyes, the little plant has a tiny blue flower, and grows along the sides of the roads. Another little plant found along the sides of the roads is "No blame", it bears a little yellow flower. If we are afraid of a scolding when we go in home, we pick this little flower and put it in our pocket, and so, we get no blame.
Costervan and nettles are used as food for hens. Broom is boiled for horses.
The water in which ivy leaves are boiled removes stains from dark materials. It is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Mc Namara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile Ó gCochláin, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- James Mc Namra
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Baile Ó gCochláin, Co. Luimnigh
