School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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- Some weeds are very harmful in farms, because they spread rapidly, especially the "preshaugh weed, the dock leaf and the comvera". There are many other weeds the "thisle", the nettle, the "dandeline", "hemlock", "sour saddle", "calavan", and the swich grass.
The (covera) "comvera" is like a dock leaf with a big long root. Long ago they used that as a cure for broken legs of animals they used dig it up clean and scrape it and put it in a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora Lawlor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballylongane, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Frank Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballylongane, Co. Kerry