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School: Castlecuffe, Mountmellick (roll number 8749)

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Castlecuffe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
J. Devereux
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 128

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    The names of the harmful weeds are chicken weed,prashoc,fox tail,rag weed,and scutch grass. The chicken weed is found in every kind of land. The prashoc is found in bad land also. The fox tail is found in good land,mostly in turnip drills. The rag is found in bad land. The scutch grass is found in bad land also. Blood weed and garlic are the plants which cure complains. Blood weed cures diseases in cattle,Garlic
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlin Conroy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Conroy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynahimmy, Co. Laois