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School: Wilkinstown (roll number 1917)

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Wilkinstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire Ní Failcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0711, Page 155

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    The most harmful weeds growing on my fathers farm are the thistle and the nettles. The blackheds ferms, water cress are unharmful. The sorrel, chicken-weed are also unharmful.
    The thistle is the only weed that grows on land where land is good. The nettles and the chicken-weed are found only in poor land. The young nettle when boiled in new milk in the spring-time is a great blood purifier. The chicken-weed is used for poultices for sores or boils. Water-cress when eaten raw contains iron and other things for the blood.
    The sorrel eaten raw is a great blood purifier. The ivy is used for dyeing purposes and there are plenty of weeds used for poisin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frankie Connelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coghalstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Frank Connelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coghalstown, Co. Meath