School: Inniskeen (roll number 13396)
- Location:
- Inishkeen, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Louis A. Duffy
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- The most harmful weeds growing on our farm at home are, the Thistle, the colt'sfoot, and chicken-weed.
Chicken-weed is very harmful to potatoes, as it takes all the good out of the ground, that should go to the potatoes. The Ragweed grows on good grounds.The Rushes and thistles grow on wet bad land. The Dandelion is said to cure the yellow-jaundice, and the Blessed thistle is a cure for consumption. It is boiled in water and strained. It is boiled in water and strained, and the water is drunk.
To boil nettles well(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Candlefort, Co. Monaghan