School: Ceathrú na hAille (Carnahallia) (roll number 7416)
- Location:
- Cahernahallia, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Madadhain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 353
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- Most harmful weeds growing at home - Dark leaves. Nettles. Groundsel. Crowfoot, Coltsfoot. Chicken weed, "Buachallanns", Dandelions. Rushes. Thistles. Moss.Thistles require good land. Story told of blind man who went with his son to "walk" a farm they were contemplating the buying of. Told son to tie the horse to a thistle or Geosadan. Son said there was not any such weed in field. "Come away then" said he. Land poor.Wet land grows rushes.(2) Geosadáin is a poisenous weed to animals. There is a cure for other diseases.(3) Rushes. Generaly grow on wet lands and are useful for thatching hay-stacks(4) Dandelions. is a useful feed for young Turkeys and for young pigs.(5) Dog leaves are one great harm to land, and are useful when you get a sting of a nettle.
