School: Charleville, Tullamore
- Location:
- Charleville Demesne, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Ó Bhealóg
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The most harmful weeds a farmer has on his farm, are docks, thistles, and rag weeds. They are very harmful; they take the good out of the land. When we get a sting of a nettle if we rub a dock leaf on it, it will cure it.
Garlice and yarrow boiled together will cure skin disease.
If you pull ten pieces of yarrow and throw away one piece; and put the other pieces under your pillow; and you are supposed to dream of future life.
The people used to boil prose for their dinners long-ago. Dockas are very harmful to a farm because when they cut them the roots remain in the ground. The feed young horses with comfy.
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Mr Strong
Cappincur
Tullamore
Offaly
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- Mr Strong
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappancur, Co. Offaly
