School: Lios Leacach (B. & C.) (roll number 12732 / 12733)

Location:
Lislackagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire E. Uí Einrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123C, Page 02_023

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0123C, Page 02_023

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    is a weed that grows in poor ground. It grows about six inches high and it is spreads very rapidly and makes the soil poor. Bliccán grows about four inches high. It grows in poor land and rich land. When it grows in rich land the roots of it are thick. In olden times the people roasted the roots of the farrabán and they ate them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Domnick Philbin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lislackagh, Co. Mayo