School: Boitheach (roll number 1238)
- Location:
- Boyagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1100, Page 261
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- (continued from previous page)Thistle.
The Thistle is a very common weed and grows only in dry land. It has a spreading root and grows from roots and seeds. Its seed is like feathers and goes with the wind to other fields and spreads the plant. The Thistle is a very harmfull weed. It can smother a growing crop and gives a lot of trouble to the farmer because it has very sharp spikes. Ground yare.
Ground yare is found in wet seasons in mossy land. It grows fast and soon covers all the soil. Very few plants will grow where this plant is growing. It will choke up oats and turnips and before it dies it leaves millions of small seeds so it is very hard to get rid of.
