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School: Faithche (Buachaillí)

Location:
Fahy More, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0087, Page 276

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  1. Herbs, Weeds and Plants

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    The most common weeds growing on our farm are the dockings, chicken-weed, and the Faralawn. The dockings and the chicken-weed are the most harmful because they spread rapidly and because they make the soil poor. These are the names of some of the weeds that are found only in poor land namely the Créacia, the Faralawn and the Buachalán Buidhe.
    There are several herbs used for medicine, such as the mountain - sedge and the ground ivy. The Stánlas is used
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female