School: Dunlavin (B.)
- Location:
- Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Gogáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0914, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)the "buasleán" It grows in meadows but it is seldom it grows in crop fields most of them grow about two and a half feet high it has a yellow like a flower and when the middle of July comes and the weather becomes very warm the seeds on the head of the "buasleán" falls down to the ground and after a time the seeds begin to grow.
"The least harmfus of all herbs is the dandelion it is very good feeding for pigs and turkeys.
"It grows in meadow fiels.
"Some people who are living in the country travel out around the fields to gather dandelion to feed pigs and turkeys.
"it is cut very fine and put in over the dandelion and mixed with the porridge.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peter Grace
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Uppertown, Co. Wicklow
- Informant
- Mr T. Grace
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Uppertown, Co. Wicklow
