School: Mercy Convent, Cootehill

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   Herbs

   Of all the weeds there are the most harmful are the thistle, colts foot, day nettle, chicken weed, red shanks, coal foot and mustard seed. The thistle is harmful because it impoverishes the soil and is hard to handle the crop with it.
   Crow foot is harmful because it spreads rapidly. Day nettle impoverishes the soil and it is called the day nettle because it stings in the day time when the sun is shining.
   Chicken weed spreads rapidly. Red shanks impoverishes the soil, cold foot spreads rapidly and has a very large leaf, mustard seed prevents crops from growing.
   I have got information that these herbs grow only where land is good
   cuckoo sorrel, hops and man drake, these herbs grow only where land is bad or boggy- billberry, dandelion, sloe,dock root and ivy.
   These herbs grow on normal land- cuckoo leaves, berries on 'buartree'. The

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maura Carney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cootehill, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Miss Carney

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   60

   Address

   Cootehill, Co. Cavan