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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 204

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    Herbs
    On my fathers farm of land at home many kinds of weeds grow. In fertile land the following weeds grow, Red Shanks, Chicken weed, Farra-ban, Slanless, Dockings and the Thistles. In bad land the following weeds grow, those I have mentioned and the Nettle, Sprit and Goosefoot.
    In pasture land the following weeds grow namely Thistles, Rushes, Bohalans and Dockings. In meadow land the following weeds grow namely wild pea, guns,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghaderrard West, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Owen Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Buckode, Co. Leitrim