School: Grangegeeth (roll number 2630)
- Location:
- Grangegeeth, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seósaimhín, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0714, Page 376
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- (continued from previous page)Shield fern.
Rock fern.
Mill-foil or yarrow.
Farban or buttercup.
Spearmint.
Wild parsley.
Milk wort.
Sow-thistle or Judy-black-head.
Marrow roogle or wild rhubarb.
Deadly night-shade or devil's berry.
Robin-run-the-hedge or goose-grass.
Scarlet pimpernel or St John's wort.
Celandine.
Daisy.
Clover.
Cat's paw or catter poll.
Cowslip.
Shamshog or sorrel.
Lady bed-straw.
Dead man's hand or wild rocket.
Thistles and nettles are usually regarded as a sign of bad land.
Cowslips are a sign of poor land.
Dead-man's-hand and rushes are a sign of marshy land.
Clover and buttercups show good land.(continues on next page)
