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School: Muine Mór

Location:
Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0196, Page 115

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    There are a good number of weed's and herbs that grow wild in the fields and in the crops and here are there names. Rushes. Ferns Robin run the hedge, Water grass, Red shanks Scutch grass. Nettles.
    Rushes always grow wild in the fields and in the crops and they leave the ground very hard for the farmers to labour rushes are used for thatching
    Ferns grow in a sheltery place at the fort of a ditch it has a long thick stem.
    Robin run the hedge grows along the hedge and that is how it got its name
    Water grass grows
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim