School: Cill Bhríde (roll number 13476)

Location:
Kilbride, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 6a

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 6a

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  2. The weeds which do great harm to the land are ivy and coltsfoot and the capóg and the chicken-weed. The harm they do is they take away the manure from the plant. The ivy will twist around the oats on the stalk and will not let them grow. Capógs grow in rich soil and thistles grow in rich soil. The (rav) raithneach grows in poor soil and the clúdhán.
    The Hemlock. This plant is used for curing a broken bone. This is how it is used. It has to be broken up and boiled and this has to be put up to the
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