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School: Fearth Mór (Brooklawn) (roll number 15508)

Location:
Fartamore, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa, Bean Mhic Aonghusa
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    The names of the wild plants are Botholán Buidhe, Blioscán, neantóg, water cress, Builleogáin Carroch Caorach, Glórán , Búglus feirn.
    The ain and the carroc carac choke the crops.
    The others grow in any kind of land. They boil nettles for turkeys and pigs. They boil the water cress when the cabbage is scarce. People boil the Buglus Feirn in porridge. It is good for a sore hand. People ate the Blioscain during the famine.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Seamus Mac Uidir
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James Mc Guire
    Gender
    Male