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School: Dún Béicín (roll number 14822)

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Doonbeakin, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Máire Nic Giolla Geanainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0693

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    Herbs
    The following are the names of the harmful weeds that grow on out farm. The firball, the docking, the colts-foot, the nettle, the sorrel, the fuarain, the thistle, the ragweed, the rush, the dandilion, the glosherlane, the cluain.
    All these weeds spread rapidly and they also make the soil poor.
    The following are the names of the weeds that grow only in good land, the braisceach, thistle, ragweed and the fuairan.
    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
    Jack Dunleavy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunowla, Co. Sligo