School: Ballyhogue

Location:
Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs. Margaret Cahill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 235

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  1. Some wild herbs are St. John's herb and lady-fingers, dandelion, black buttons, canabhán beag, water-grass, butcher's broom and nettles. The St. John's herb and canabhán beag cure worm-fever, and nettles are good for the blood. Dandelion is used to cure consumption and butcher's broom is used to cure kidney trouble.
    The harmful weeds are thistles scutch-grass, praiseach, docks and groundsel. Scutchgrass and docks are poisonous for animals. Groundsel is given to birds to eat.
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