School: Athboy (C.)
- Location:
- Baile Átha Buí, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Mhácháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 466
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- The most harmful weeds that are growing on our farm are scutch, wild sally, presog and crowsfoot. They destroy the crops and appearance and make the soil poorer. Rushes, flaggers and thistles grow on bad land. And thistles on good land.
There are alot of herbs growing in the land that have cures - such as Mouses Ear the cure of ringworm and wildfire. They mix the herb and boil it with butter and sulphur. Watercrest people eat it with salt as salad. Alot of people boil nettles for turkeys also people drink the water of them to purify their blood. The Mullan plant has the cure of swelling. It is boiled with cold water, then it is strained and the leaves are tied where ever the swelling is.
Certain leaves and flowers are used for dyeing purposes.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tess Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile Átha Buí, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Thomas Cassidy
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Átha Buí, Co. na Mí
