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School: Mercy Convent, Baile Mathúna (roll number 3865)

Location:
Ballymahon, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. M. Clement
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    The Thistle is a very thorny weed. It grows in a field and it is said that the field it grows in has good grass.
    The Lamb's-quarter is a green weed. It grows in crops and it is very hard to be got rid of.
    The Docken is a green weed that grows in gardens and in fields and it cures the sting of a nettle.
    The Furán has no cure but it is a very poisonous weed.
    The Stone-Crop grows on a wall and it is used for curing animals of worms.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Conlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballymahon, Co. Longford