Vraic

Vraic, seaweed. It is used in great quantities by the inhabitants of Jersey and Guernsey for manure, and also for fuel by the poorer classes. In Benest v. Pipon, (1829) 1 Kn 60, on appeal from Jersey to the Privy Council, it was held that the lord of a manor could not establish a claim to the exclusive right of cutting seaweed on rocks situate below low-water mark, except by a grant from the Crown, or by such long and undisturbed enjoyment of it as to give him a title by prescription.