School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)
- Location:
- Monknewtown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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- (continued from previous page)8. There is a purple berry which grows in woods. The people used it for dyeing clothes long ago.
9. There does be nettles in good land. They are harmful to the soil because they keep the grass from growing. The nettles are very good for turkeys and ducks.
10. There is a leaf called the "healing leaf." It grows in fields. It cures a sore finger. When you rub it to a finger that is bleeding, it stops the blood.
11. Buttercups are a cure for the heart burn. They grow in fields.
12. Bulterans grow in good land. When you see a field covered with bulterans, that is a sign that, that field is good for butter.
13. Dandelion grows along hedges. The leaves of the dandelion is very good as food for turkeys.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maureen Hand
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinacrad, Co. Meath