School: Mairnéulaigh
- Location:
- Inishcrone, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Ann, Bean Uí Blachnaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 324
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to boil the dandelion leaves or the roots and when boiled to drink it. Rabbits eat dandelion.
Birds eat groundsel
Robin run the hedge is very hard to get rid of. It trails around everything. It has a snow-white flower.
Meadow-sweet grows in a wet place. it has a magnificent smell. Wild cotton grows in a wet place also.
Wild iris or "flagger" lily grows in a wet place. It has a yellow flower. It grows one foot high.
Wild mustard grows a lot in corn fields. It has a yellow flower. Farmers dislike it because the seeds of it mix with the oats. It is a good cure for rheumatism.
- Collector
- Constance Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Frankford, Co. Sligo
