School: Clonmellon (C.) (roll number 9501)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0260
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- Meadow or Pasture
Blackheads, bad weeds, found where horses have been grazing. To get rid of them put sheep on land
Slanlús is a kind of rib-grass
Thistles, bad weeds, they must be dug up, they are called "[She?] and Buck" thistles, the latter are the worst
Alexander, grows in headlands.
Sweet meadow
Crowfoot, sometimes called Butter-cups
Rushes, found in low lying land.
Crops
Sow thistles are soft and milky, and are very bad weeds.
Briscans are weeds with long, stringy red roots.
Coltfoot is a broad, wide leaf and are hard to pull out.
Wild Poppy is easily pulled and grows in bad land.
Presha is a tall, yellow flower and grows in June(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lil Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
