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School: Colehill (C.), Mullingar (roll number 14673)

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Colehill, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Kathleen Morris
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 295

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    It is a tall erect branching weed with a white flower. It has a smooth hollow stem; the leaves when brashed together have a nauseous odour. Poison can be obtained from the hemlock. Crowfoot is a troublesome weed in tillage ground in this district. It grows in moist places creeping over the ground and trailing around other plants so that it is difficult to weed it away without uprooting the plants. When cows eat it, it gives a strong flavour to the milk and butter. Prosha is a most harmful weed in this district. It grows in such abundance it leaves the crop weak and then when it appears in tillage ground it is best to let it out into pasture and break new ground. Black
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary J. Mc Guire
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 13
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Guire
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnacreevy, Co. Longford