School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)poor, and difficult to cultivate.
The herbs that grown in good land are dandelion and serravawn.
Serravawn is alwys to be found in good tillage land. It is a tall weed with leaves similar to that of cabbage.
There is a herb found in ditches called, "Letnic", and it cures swollen necks.
There are also other weeds called the "Burnt Leaf" and "Milky Weed" to be got in ditches
The burnt leaf cures burns, and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire de Paor
- Other names
- Máire de Paor
- Mary Power
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Haggard, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr John Marnell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny
