School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)
- Location:
- Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mrs Peoples
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Cold Foot
Muggert
Buachalan Buidhe
Nettles
Sgalegs
All the others grow in bad land swept Day Nettles they grown in any kind of ground.
Some of these weeds are useful as food for people or animals or for cures. Chicken weed is a cure for swelling. First it is warmed at the fired and then it is applied to the swelling.
The Dock leaf is a cure for corns. My father had a corn between two of his toes and sometimes he could hardly sit at the fire it was so painful. He got a dock leaf and put it round the toe the corn was on. The did this for a few times and(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Morrow
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- William Morrow
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Leat Beg, Co. Donegal