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School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)

Location:
Milltown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 458

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    They don't come to my district for any particular occasion. When the man named "Umbrella Jack" receives any alms he gives tips about race-horses. They do not tell stories but they sometimes play music from house to house. They also bring news from other counties. I got this information from my father;-
    John Slattery, 68 years
    Milltown, Droichead Nua,
    Co. KIldare.
    Signed:- Alice Slattery.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Folklore - Herbs

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    The names of the most harmful weeds growing about my district are as follows.-
    Charlock or Prashough
    Groundivy
    Chickeru-weed
    Docks
    Brooklime
    Scutch.
    Most of these are harmful because they impoverish the soil, but others spread rapidly, and smother the crops, and make[s] its roots weak. Most of those grow in rich soil, and if the soil is too rich, all classes of weeds grow in it. Scutch is the most harmful of all weeds.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nell Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hawkfield, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Joseph Maguire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    47
    Address
    Hawkfield, Co. Kildare