School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

Location:
Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 258

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  1. The most harmful weeds growing in this district are: Coppocks, pharabin, skutch, rushes, saral, tansey, presha, foxes tongue, bultrans, watercress, ferns, fetches, flaggers, dandelines, wild sally, blackheads, garlic, lady's fingers, grouncil, marrigolds, moss, hemlock, wildfire and daisies. All of those grow in bad land. In good land thistles and nettles grow.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Lizzie Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath