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School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
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Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 099

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    Surrogs. Surrogs usually grown on bad land. Any place they grow they destroy the crop for they eat the clay.
    Nettles. They are very hard to work when they grow among crops. They always grown on, land.
    Pirl. Pirl usually grows on potatoes. It is a very dirty weed. It destroys the land. It grows worse in bad land.
    Chicken weed. It grows on good land. It grows in potatoes ground. It used to be used for polticing stony bruses or hurts or strains. A fisfull of it is got and is put on an old iron on the fire and some buttermilk is put on it. Then you put it on a cloth and put to the soare.
    Bogbine. It is good for strengthening your blood. It grows on soft ground or bogs.
    Brackins. The always grow along (ditch)
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Rose Mc Laughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Donegal