School: Cill Fhearga (roll number 15128)
- Location:
- Killarga, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Gallchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)putting hot lime on them or by pouring boiling water and salt on them.
Rushes are to be found growing only in wet land. They are never used for anything now. In the olden times they were used as rush candles. The juice of dandelion can cure The Rose. Flaggings are to be found growing in wet land. You could take out stains with ivy leaves. Roots of docks boiled can colour cattle's horns. Woolen goods may be dyed with briar leaves. You boil them first and steep the cloth in the juice and leave the cloth to dry. There is a plant called comfrey and it is only used for feeding pigs. It resembles the dock leaf in appearance.
- Collector
- Celia Doherty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortahork, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Peeter Gallagher
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Gubaderry, Co. Leitrim
