School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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- (continued from previous page)knotgrass.
Red shank, Lambquarter, Bishops Weed are the weeds which do most harm.
The Ben weed, Crowfoot, Dock, and Thistle are the weeds which (d) grow only in good land.
The Silver weed, and Colt foot in bad land.
Bog Bean cleans the blood. You boil it and the juice is drank.
Herbs and Bluebells are poisonous weeds.
- Some of the weeds do more to the ground than others. Bishop-weed cowltsfoot and thristles,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Marblehill, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Dan Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Marblehill, Co. Donegal
