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School: Virginia (C )

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Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mrs B. Farrelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 469

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    water they are boiled in is given to the person to drink.
    The weeds that are most common in our garden are - The Colt's Foot, Scutch Grass, Sow Thistle and Convolvulus.
    The Convolvulus chokes up everything, while the Colts' Foot makes the land poor.
    The thistle grows where the land is good and the Scutch Grass grows where the land is bad. A dandelion gives you a good appetite while water-cress gives you blood.
    Nettles are also used as food for human beings and if they are mixed up with they are a great food for turkeys.
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    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
    Madge Hanratty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mr Hanratty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan