School: Naomh Féichín, Mainistir
- Location:
- Abbey, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séan De Paor
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- Herbs
1. The most harmful herbs are praiseach bhuidhe weed, and the chicken weed and robin run the hedge. The reason why praiseach bhuidhe weed and robin run the hedge are so harmful is because they would spread.
2. The reason why chicken weed is so harmful is because it impoverishes the land. The thistle only grows where the land is good. The nettles and rushes grow where the land is bad.
3. Ivy leaves are used for taking stains out of clothes. There does leaves grow up, and then they roll in together, and then after about three or four weeks they open out a little again, and there is a puce stem within in it whose leaves are poison.
4. The reason why the butter cup is so small is the cows come and eat a bit of it. Nettles are good for a cold and they are also good for the kidneys. Dandelion is used for a cough cure.
5. Dock leaves would(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Joynt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Conicar, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Michael Joynt
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Conicar, Co. Galway