School: Moher

Location:
Moher, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
J. Wilson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0969, Page 224

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  1. The most harmful weeds growing on a farm are. crow-foot and bishop weed, scutch-grass, nettles, rushes, and dockens." They are harmful because they spread rapidly and impoverish the soil. The thistle is looked upon as growing only where the land is good. The cuckoo-sorrel is looked upon is poor. The medicinal herbs I know of are, dandelion is used for stomach complaints. Garlic is used for a sore throath, black-heads are sued for coughs. hemlock is used for a swelling
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charlie Robinson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Michael Robinson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Cavan