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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 501

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    There grow lots of weeds in the fields around this place. Here are the names of some of them that grow on bad land, fearraban, cluban, red weed, chick-weed.
    Fearraban is a short weed with three green leaves growing on each stem. The root of this weed is about three times as long as its stem.
    Any stalk that this weed grows along, will never make any potato. If it grows in oats or in wheat it will smother the young braird when it is coming up.
    Cluban is a weed with three or four rows of branches growing on it. This weed grows very quickly. If you
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Gerrard Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo