School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Egypt lay over a heap of ferns. Dandelion is a cure for heart disease. Marsh Mallows is a cure for kidney disease. The sow-thistle is good for a burn. When we get a sting of a nettle we wet a dock-leaf and stick it to the burn. Robin-run-the-hedge when fried on the pan with sheep's lard is a cure for a burn.Prawsha grows in poor land. It is a tall thin plant with a yellow flower on it. It grows mostly in oats.
- Collector
- John Reid
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Informant
- Charlie Mc Lynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath