School: Cornagilta (roll number 16408)
- Location:
- Cornagilty, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Luke Owens
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- The most harmful weeds on our farm are the Redshank, Ragwort, Thistle and Scutchgrass. All of these especially scutchgrass spread rapidly and impoverish the soil.Ragwort and Thistle are generally found on good land. Rushes and Moss are found on bad land.The seeds of the Dock when boiled, sweetened and drunk releive a cough.House lick when boiled is used for drawing a sore.The roots in Winter and the leaves in Summer of the Rose Noble when boiled and drunk cure a child of "Hives."The Bog Bean roots or stalks when boiled and drunk cure boils and purify the blood.Bilberries when boiled, sweetened and drunk put out the rash of the Measels on the patient.
- Informant
- Bernard Clerkin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Gilford, Co. Monaghan