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School: Tattenclave

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Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0948, Page 271

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    The most harmful weeds on our farm are ragweeds. They spread very quickly and make the soil poor.
    The next are dockens. They make the soil poor and nothing will grow near where they grow. The nettles are harmful because they spread very quickly. The rushes are the worst weeds of all. They spread very quickly and they destroy the soil. Some plants have cures in them. The dockens cure stings of
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Peter Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    69
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan