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School: Arva (C.)

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Arvagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0984, Page 049

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    The most harmful weeds that grow on a farm are thistles, "buaiscalan buidhe", dock leaf, burdock, chicken weed, nettles, hem-lock, comfrey, fairy fingers, and clover. They are harmful because they spread rapidly, and some of them also destroy the soil.
    Here are the ones that grow in good land, fairy-fingers, thistles, dandelion, and mushrooms. Chicken-weed, comfrey plaintain leaf, "buachalan buidhe", and peppermint grown in bad land. Most of the herbs has medical properties. Nettles boiled in cabbage purifies the blood. Orange lily roots boiled, and put on an
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilish Calders
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Calders
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Occupation
    Blacksmith's wife
    Address
    Arvagh, Co. Cavan