School: Mayne (roll number 12433)
- Location:
- Mayne, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Margaret Percival
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- This was told me by my father Mark Stratford, residing at Kilgolagh, Finea, Streete, Co. Westmeath. Aged 46 years.
The weeds growing on our farm at home are:
Prosé - This has a yellow flower. It grows in potatoes and oats. When it gets into land it is impossible to remove it.
Thistle is found in good land. If not kept cut it destroys pasture. When freshly cut, cattle eat it.
Faraban is a local name given to the root of the buttercup. It is a very bad surface weed.
Lamb's quarter grows very quickly and has innumerable seeds on it.
Yarrow is remarkable for the numerous divisions of its leaf. It has a very strong root.
Cow-foot has a broad leaf like that of rhubarb. It smothers all crops.
Ground Ivy twines itself round the stalks of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joyce Stratford
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilgolagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mark Stratford
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Kilgolagh, Co. Cavan
