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School: Skerries (St. Patrick's : Boys) (roll number 16332)

Location:
Skerries, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
T. Mc Namee
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0785, Page 133

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    Herbs.
    Skerries, Co. Dublin.
    Some of the herbs most dangerous to good ground are the thistle, the yellow weed, and button scutch.
    The thistle takes all the good out of grazing land and leaves it useless. The yellow weed too, is to be seen in every tilled field in the Summer. The Bulky Shan is looked upon as a weed which grows only on bad land and the Grounsel [?] and Chick weed grow only on arable land. The Dandelion is looked upon as having healing properties. It is boiled down and mixed with other substances
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Strand Street, Co. Dublin