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School: Swords (C.) (roll number 7339)

Location:
Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0788, Page 111

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    Many herbs and weeds grow around the district of Swords, some of these are useful while others spread quickly and destroy the land.
    The most damaging one is the Yellow weed which spreads rapidly along the ground and chokes both the wheat and the oats and leaves the crop useless.
    Groundsel is not so harmful, as it can easily be rooted out of the earth.
    The thistle is another most destroying weed which blows its seed over the land and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin