School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 16_067
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- These weeds are harmful in any land Chicken weed, Blood weed, Blood sorrel, Praiseach buidhe, White root, Buachallán, Robbin run the hedge, Burgaele, Crowfoot, meismín (mínseach) and the yellow root, Dog leaf, rushes, slawless, Nettles, Felistrium.
Chicken weed is very bad in land. The land in which it grows is supposed to be the worst land in the place.
How bllod weed got its name it is said that it grew at the foot of the crossand that a drop of Our Lord's Precious Blood fell on it.
White root is very bad to grow in a potatoe garden for it stops the root of growing.
Buachalláns grow very thickly in fields(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Bairéad
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnaminsha, Co. Kerry
