School: Caherconlish (roll number 16232)
- Location:
- Caherconlish, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Mrs. A. Fitzgibbon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0522, Page 197
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- The harmful weeds that grow on our farm are the rag-wort and thistle. Those are harmful because they smother up the land.
Other herbs are the fern, blackberries and dandelion. The fern grows bad land.
The rag-wort is good for rheumatism. Dandelion is useful for kidney disorders. The blackberry is a very useful tonic.
Before using, the herbs should be boiled. Then the person should drink the juice which remains.
Yarrow is a cure for rheumatism. Horse-chestnut is a cure for bronchitis. The leaves of this tree are to be boiled. The juice is then drunk. Chicken-weed is a cure for warts.
People say one should eat three meals of nettles every spring to keep away sickness for the year.
There is a tree called Laburnum which is deadly poison. This tree spreads very quickly because the seeds fall and grow more trees.
Mrs. Fitzgerald.
High Street,
Caherconlish,
Co. Limerick.
Farmer. Got 11-2-19-28.
- Informant
- Mrs Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Caherconlish, Co. Limerick
