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School: Ramelton

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Rathmelton, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 272

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    Ben-weed
    Benweed grows on bad land.
    Switch grass
    Switch grass grows on potato fields and smothers up the crops of the young potatoes.
    Garlic.
    Steep garlic in whiskey. Then drink the whiskey and the cold will be cured. Garlic is good for cows.
    Lilac
    If any person eats the seed of a lilac bush he will be poisoned.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English