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School: Rochfortbridge (Convent of Mercy) (roll number 14603)

Location:
Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. M. Aquin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 533

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  1. Old Story (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    the housekeeper was churning and there was so much butter in the churn she could not lift off the dash. On lifting the lid she found the churn was packed with butter.
    (Two very unlucky things to interfere with are the short chain of the plough and caulter.
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  2. Herbs

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    Herbs
    Harmful ones. The two bucallons the yellow and blue, the dock, the spunk, a broad leaved weed, a long shank goes to subsoil, and has a taproot. There three weeds impoverish the soil and spread very rapidly, and take three years to come to maturity, and very hard to exterminate. Robin run the hedge, chicken weed, tanzy, ground ivy, spearmint, dandelion, the red and white nettle. Green ointment is made from Razer Marsh Mallow and Elder leaves, mixed with Vaseline, used for all sores.
    Old Schools
    In Farthingstown, Rochfort Bridge
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