School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)

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1. Herbs

   

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   These are the plants and weeds that grow in this district:- Buachalan, thistle, praiseach buidhe, felistrum, rushes, mínscoth, dandelion, slauness, cumfry, caistreabhán, cropatrick, fothrom, nettle, brownán, chickweed. The Buachalan, is a very destructive weed to pasture land. A great number of insects create in it which is harmful to cattle. The thistle is also a destructive weed, and is very harmful to the eyes of cattle, it often causes blindness to the eyes of cattle. The praiseach buidhe is a very harmful weed to tillage land; it causes failure in many crops, it is generally found in bogland. The felistrum is found in inch land which is always very poor, it is very harmful to grass as it grows and spreads very quickly. The rushes are generally found in wet marshy land and always make the land very poor. When it is cut and dried it makes good thatch for

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
         1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cáit Ní Dhuilleáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cill Átha Chroim, Co. Chiarraí

   Informant

   John Dillon

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Inis Mór, Co. Chiarraí