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School: Cill an Daingin, Nenagh (roll number 6658)

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Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó hOgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 108

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    There are many harmful weeds growing in the country. The ones we are most familiar with are the pressaugh, hore-hound, marsh-mallows, sow-thistle, lamb's quarter, chicken-weed, buachallown[?], milk-weed, dandelion, tansy, nettle, robin-run-the-hedge, and dock-leaf.
    Most of these spread quickly. When the flowers seed, their seed are scattered by the wind. In this way those weeds grow almost everywhere.
    Nettles, dock-leaves, and robin-run-the-hedge grow on rich and poor soil.
    Certain of these weeds or herbs have medicinal properties. Marsh-mallow is used to cure swelling. The milk of the milk-weed is put on warts to rid them. Tea is made from dandelions, and is drunk for asthma. Tansy is boiled for chickens.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sara Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary