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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 06_027

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    These are the weeds and herbs that grow ion every farm, the chicken-weed, the clobhán the clobhán dearg, the fearmilis the rimead, the neanntog, the créachtach, the (treas) treaisil, the briar, the cupóg, and the airgead luachra.
    These are the ones that grow in the potatoes, and oats, the chicken weed, the clobhán dearh, the fearbán, the feócchánán, the creachtach and the cupóg.
    Long ago a man was going around selling seed. This what he used say, "A new seed from Spain
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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
    Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Ted Hastings
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrymore, Co. Mayo