School: An Currach Glas, Tulach an Iarainn (roll number 12382)
- Location:
- Curraglass, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0380, Page 295
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- There are different kind of weeds growing on the land such as cornkale, ferns , nettles and thistles. Cornkale only grows in bad land. Thistles mostly grow on level land. Ferns grow in wild bad land. Sea-weed is the only weed that is good for the land. There is a tree called the "yew" tree and if any animal eats it he gets poisoned on the spot. Hemlock is another poisonous weed which grows on some land.
- Collector
- William Barry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisnabrin South, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Condon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Glengoura Lower, Co. Cork
