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School: Smithstown, Castlecomer (roll number 14626)

Location:
Baile an Ghabhann, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 283

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    The most harmful weeds are - dockens and thistles and spunk and scutch grass and chicken weed. They are all very harmful because they spread very quickly. Certain herbs are medicines such as bog-bane dandlelion and comphry. Bog-bane cures rheumatism, to chew a leaf of dandlelion is good for a pain in the stomach. Comphry is good for a cough, Dandlelion is food for rabbits, Bog-bane and comphry are not food for people or animals but they are used as medicines.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Patrick Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Miner
    Address
    Áth an Mhuicí, Co. Chill Chainnigh