School: An Currach Mór (roll number 7707)

Location:
Curragh More, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Hubáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0079, Page 295

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  1. Clover, dandelion or burdock do not harm the land. Docks, chicken-weed, nettles or sloíchteán do harm the land. The docks make the land poor. They root deep and draw the substance from the soil. The sloíchteán does the same thing. The chicken-weed and crow's foot creep round the crops and choke them, especially young seedlings. Nettles make
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Naughton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Wade
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Galway