School: Kilbride (roll number 11793)
- Location:
- Cill Bhríde, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Ní Mháirtín
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- (continued from previous page)Crowfoot, Cowfoot, Dandelion, Flaggers, Rushes Thistles, everawns, nettles, pressac, running ash, running ivy, robin run the hedge, ragweed, spunk, calvary, lambs-quarter, grounsel, foxglove Cumphry, Bunimo, Yara, March-Mallice, Cockels, Wild-sparmint, Bishop weed and dacket.
Running ash and running ivy are the most harmful because they spread rapidly.
Pressac and lambs-quarter are also very harmful because they impoverish the soil.
The calvary weed is so called because it first grew at the foot of the cross on Good Friday. Little red spots can be seen on it and they say they are caused by Our Lords blood falling on it when He was dying.
- The chicken weed is the cure for a sprained ankle, you get water as hot as you can bear and rub the ankle with the weed. Then rub cold water with the same weed. It also destroys land.
Ground ivy is very bad for land.(continues on next page)
