School: Cnocán Mhichil Naofa (Clochar)
- Location:
- Clár Chlainne Mhuiris, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: an tSiúr Síle
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- There are a good lot of herbs that do harm to land. They are the nettle, the thistle, and the docket. The docket is the worst of them, as it smothers the crops.
The only herbs that grows on good land is the ''yarra''. It is a cure for rheumatism. It is boiled in water and then one can drink it. The docket leaf is a cure for a nettle scorch. The buachaill - a - tíghe is a cure for sore eyes. The dandelion is a cure for a bad liver. The bark of an alder is a cure for a burn. The dockleaves and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Noreen Prendergast
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clár Chlainne Mhuiris, Co. Mhaigh Eo