School: Drom Dhá Eithear (roll number 10825)

Location:
Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Emily Nic Adhairt
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  1. Herbs
    The nettle is good for turkeys, to keep away the Pip. Ferns are for fluke that cattle take, to keep it away.
    The "bucalan" is a destroyer of the land, he sucks the good off the land.
    Rushes grow on either bad or good land. It is useful for thatching houses and piles of hay.
    The moss grow on bad land. There are leaves which are called sweet leaves, But they are sour, they are good to make you like sour fruit.
    Growndkell is the same as seed for a canary.
    Molly Hamilton
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly Hamilton
    Gender
    Female