School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

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1. Weeds (continued)

   

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   of four or five acres rendering that part of the land useless because it generally smothers any pasture grass useful to the farmer. The only way to get these destructive weeds out of the land is to plough it and harrow it then come along, and hand pick every bit of root capable of being found until every bit is got clearly out otherwise if any roots are left in they grow in one year worse than before causing much damage and loss to the farmer.

   The Buttonweed is less harmful it being regarded as part of the pasture. It is generally found in old fields that are not tilled for a number of years. It is a weed that spreads slowly along the land and when it has grown over the only remedy exterminate it is to plough the field, then it rots on the

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nora Greaney

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Blennerville, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   John Greaney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   40

   Address

   Blennerville, Co. Kerry