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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 200

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    The most popular weed that grows in the potatoes is chicken-weed and in the oats is "práisge". The chicken-weed is not very harmful as it can be easily pulled from the ridges, but it is very difficult to pull the práisge out of the field of oats as it grows very thickly. The land where the Dodder is seen growing is looked upon as very bad land.
    The Glaisín-coille is supposed to have medicinal properties and is very good for sores. It is boiled and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridgie Hall
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughkeeraun Well, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Hall
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisgormin, Co. Mayo