School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The most harmful weeds growing on our farm are Benweeds, Fairyhorses or Yellow-horses, Nettles, Thistles, Dalkens, Eye Bright, Daisy, Chickweed, Bogbean, Arnuts. These are nearly all harmful because they spread rapidly. The nettle and Dalken take the good out of the soil. The farmers say that its bad land that doesn't grow Benweeds.
If you get a sting of a nettle rub it with the leaf of a Dalken saying Dalken in and nettle out and it will go away.
Eye Bright is a cure for they eyes. The juice dropped into the eyes for several days relieves infirmities of the eyes(continues on next page)- Collector
- David Mc Feeters
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Greencastle, Co. Donegal