School: Billis
- Location:
- Na Bilí, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: R. Binéid
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Thistles, Red Shanks, Rag weed, Nettles are the herbs growing on our farm at home. Some of these herbs are harmful because they impoverish the soil and much more manure is required in the field where some of these herbs grow the next year the farmer plants his crop in that field than would be required if these herbs were not growing. Rag Weeds only grow where the land is good. Red Shanks and Nettles only grow where the land is bad. Some people boil nettle roots and drink the water in which the nettle roots are boiled to cure measles(continues on next page)
