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School: Monreagh (roll number 7143)

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Monreagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
R. J. James
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    Common weeds
    The following are the weeds that are common in this country, benweed, chickened,dock,thistle, dandelion,corn slurry or year, foxglove,scutch grass,nettle etc... The weeds that give the farmers most trouble are the benweed, year and chickened.
    The chickened and dandelion and benweed always grow on good land.
    The foxglove always grows on bad land.
    The chickened is used as a remedy for sprains and dandelion is a cure for warts. The foxglove is a cure for the heart.
    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
    Emily Wray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrymore, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Gardiner
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrymore, Co. Donegal