School: Coill an Gharráin (roll number 14865)

Location:
Killacorraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Riagáin
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    that spreads through the soil. The copóg and the thistle. The copóg is a cure for a sting of a nettle. The forain is a weed that grows in good soil. The copóg is the most harmful weed growing in soil The chicken-weed spreads all over the soil. The gas na glína is the most harmful because it kills everything that eats it The dandline is not a harmful weed to the soil The dandy rout was used as food long ago, It is a white rout that grows in the ground. It is not much harm to the soil They spread over the soil but they dont spread quickly.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní hAirt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockbrack, Co. Mayo