School: Courtbane (roll number 14540)
- Location:
- Courtbane, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Mac Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0664, Page 154
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“The names of the wild weeds in the fields are the dock the rag-weed the nettle dandelion Saint Patricks leaf, thistle chicken weed, bliotóg cow foot, sangweed and prussia.”
The names of the wild weeds in the fields are the dock the rag-weed the nettle dandelion Saint Patricks leaf, thistle chicken weed, bliotóg cow foot, sangweed and prussia. The farmer does not like the dock the thistle or the rag-weed because the take all the substance out of the ground. There are weeds used as food. Dandelion is used for feeding chickens. Chicken weed is boiled for turkeys. Nettles are very often boiled for turkeys. Nettles are also boiled for children when they have the whooping cough. The nettles are boiled in water and the water(continues on next page)