School: Moys (roll number 10837)
- Location:
- Moy Otra, Co. Monaghan
- Teachers: P. Dawson C. Mac an Ghirr
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0936, Page 140
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- (continued from previous page)Herbs 5-12-38A weed called Black head peas is a cure for the cold you boil the leaves of it in spring (well) water and take the drink. It grows on wet land and it spreads. Dandeloin broth is a cure for indigestion you boil the leaves. It grow on good land and it spreads.
- The old wemon long ago would be out digging a five acer field before brickfast with a spade.
The people long ago ploughed with a woading plough. The old wemon would would have to make the collars and they could make them better the men. The colars were made with a bag and straw. The straw was platted and put into the bag so that it would not hurt the horse's shoulders. The back-ropes were called toeropes and there was a bag platted and it was put across the horse's backs and tieed to the toeropes. The duble-tree of the plough was a blackthorn stick cut out of the hedge. They would cut a track around the stick and tie the toeropes to it. The mollbord of it was(continues on next page) - Collector
- Pat Mc Quade
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Annaseeragh, Co. Monaghan
