School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Seanán
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- 1. Information got from: Mrs. M. Harvey.
2. Address: Kenyon St. Nenagh.
3. Age: Cir 60.
4. Occupation: ---
5. Given To: Teresa Harvey 15 yrs.
6. Address: 54 Kenyon St., Nenagh.
Groundsel will grow almost anywhere, it is green with small hard yellow tops on it. Wild birds eat it and people gather it for canaries. It acts as a tonic for them.
Fresh young spring nettles are put down in a pot and boiled like cabbage. It is very hard to eat as it is very bitter. They are supposed to give good blood to a person with poor blood.
Farmers believe that if preshaugh grows in the corn, it is a sign the corn will never grow and wherever nettles frequent the land is good.
The Arigmony grows on hedgbanks, it has long spiky yellow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Teresa Hassey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Address
- Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs M. Hassey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Kenyon Street, Co. Tipperary
