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School: Richmond (roll number 14400)

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Richmond, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Giollarnáth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0152, Page 129

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    The most harmful weed growing on the, my farm is the capóg or the dock. It is a very harmful weed becuse it spreads rapidly and impoverishes the soil.
    Thistles and capóg grow well in good land as the land that grows good strong weeds is looked upon as good rich land.
    Some herbs are used for medicinal purposes. The herbs used in this case cumphery, chicken weed, himloc, créachreach[?] or Cranes bill, nettles and number of other herbs. Comphery is pulled and the root is scraped and cleaned then it is scraped on to a piece of cloth and then it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Elizabeth Herbert
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Herbert
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 80
    Address
    Ballinlabaun, Co. Mayo