School: Cill Mhic Eoghain (roll number 9848)
- Location:
- Kilmackowen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Hurdail
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- (continued from previous page)fall, so that more plants would grow up. If a person would nettle themselves the dock-leave is supposed to be a cure for it.
Camomile is another very useful plant. The old people use it very much. Long ago Julia Hanley Banard used pick camomile, and the fine days she used save it. She had a very big tea-pot for this. She used put a small little bit of camomile into it, and fill it with water. This was left about a half an hour stewing near the fire, and then it was taken as a drink. This drink was supposed to be very good.
Another weed which is very common is the rib-leaf. The old people tell us that if you(continues on next page)
