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School: Crossmolina (B.)

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Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Risteárd Ó Corcaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 478

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    The most harmful weeds in the farm are the nettle the Colesfoot the Chicken-weed and the Capog.
    The Chicken-weed is harmful because it spreads rapidly and the other weeds are harmful because they are long rooted and they impoverish the soil. There are no weeds looked upon as growing only where land is good. All weeds grow on good and bad land. Rose noble, Dandelion and roots of daisies are herbs that have medicinal properties.
    The way in which they were used are in the local cures.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Walshe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Miss Munnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Crossmolina, Co. Mayo