School: Clonshough
- Location:
- Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: C. Ní Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0792, Page 462
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- The Chick weed is a very harmful weed and when it gets into small beds where lettuce and cabbage plants are coming up it chokes the plants and sometimes they die.
- Collector
- Matt Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Belcamp, Co. Dublin
Weeds and Herbs
“The most harmful weeds are grounsel and chicken weed because they spread rapidly...”
The most harmful weeds are grounsel and chicken weed because they spread rapidly.
The herbs used for cures are Marsh Mallows which are used for sprains when boiled. Ivy leaves are boiled and put in water to whiten clothes.
The herbs used for food are nettles which are sometimes used instead of cabbage and are also good for ducks.
