School: Beárna Dhearg (B) (roll number 14633)
- Location:
- Barnaderg, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Flaithrí Ó Súilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)Herbs and their uses continued
the bottom of wells and drains. This serves as a cure for indigestion?
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The leigeas-saor is a plant which is seen grown in hillsides or boggy-lands it cures sleepless and laziness of every kind. It is said whoever would eat a few meals of it in the month of March it would clear away the sleepless, stomach aches of every kind (END)
- Dangerous herbs
There is a kind of yellow flower which grows in marchy land; and along the banks of rivers and streams. This kills sheep?
A yew tree which resembles the palm-tree kills cattle. (Other-cures) Heath which is seen grown in bogs and hills and mountains this serves as cure for cattle.The elder-berries makes wine. The berries are put steeping in water; after an months time it is put into small barrels and left there for so many years'. Bird-lime was made out of the skin of holly trees'. END - Informant
- Kate Healy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Barnaderg, Co. Galway
