School: Kilmagner, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 11337)
- Location:
- Kilmagner, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Scannail
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- (continued from previous page)she cured ringworm for a few people.
Not many weeds are used for poison, but the Teacher told us that he often used a weed bainicin na n-éan for poisoning trout.
- I think there is not a farmer in this locality that doesn't grow potatoes. We grow potatoes every year, and the amount never varies. We grow from three quarters to one acre every year.
It is a very common practice now-a-days with farmers to put out the manure in the Autumn on the stubbles and after a few days it is ploughed into the land.(continues on next page)
