School: Brittas (roll number 12217)
- Location:
- Brittas, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: B. Ní Mhaoldhomhnaigh
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- There is only one herb that we use for food ourselves and that is the nettle.
Every spring when the cabbage is scarce we pull the tops of the young nettles and cook them to eat.
There is another herb called the flowerawn which we gather every spring and boil for the pigs when the small potatoes are scarce. - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Seamus Mac Alainn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Brittas, Co. Dublin