School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

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1. Cures (continued)

   

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   There is also a weed called the pile weed. It is a tiny seed that grows in a garden and its seed resembles the wheat. It cures piles. Those are also boiled down and taken as a medicine. The flower we call the Buttercup is their blossom.

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2. Care of the Feet

   

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   In olden times the people did not wear boots or shoes until they were practically 18 years of age, when they were able to wear a pair for themselves. Owing to circumstances their parents were not rich enough to buy them a pair. Clogs were made locally and worn by the people, but as years passed onward the clogs were out of date. Years ago there were great shoe-makers in the district but they died and their families did not continue the trade, therefore the trade in out district almost died out.

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