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School: Muckalee, Kilkenny (roll number 3832)

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Muckalee, Co. Kilkenny
Teachers:
P. Ó Conchobhair T. Ó Teimhneáin
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    Skucth grass is the most harmful weed in my farm. Thistle, nettle, crowfoot, spunk, chiken-weed, docks, groundsal, prassaugh, dandelion, broom. They are harmful in many ways such as spreading rapidly and making the crop poor. Thistles generally grows on good ground. In poor land you would generally see "prassaugh". Broom is used for kidney diseas. It is cut and boiled before it is used. Dandelion is used for curing warts and it is also food for pigs. A weed called fairy finger leaves is used for curing a swollen neck. The weed is chopped and fried with unsalted lard before it is used.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Morrissey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Wildfield, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    John Morrissey
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Wildfield, Co. Kilkenny