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School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)

Location:
Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Ní Mháirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 072

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    The colour of it is yellow and it chokes the wheat from growing
    Clover and buttercups grow in good land. Rushes and Flaggers grow in bad land.
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    The most harmful weeds are, Chicken weed, charlock, Mares tales, wild poppies, Dandelion, pressac, the rag weed and ground ivy. These are the most harmful because they spread and impoverish the soil
    Nettles and thistles grown in bad land. Horse radish mixed with wild celery and canebrimstone has the cure of boils. Horse radish grows in gardens and wild celery grow in any meadow.
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