School: Bilboa (roll number 11331)
- Location:
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Muriel Collier
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- The following is a list of the harmful weeds. Docks, praiseac, nettles, thistles, spunk, teasel, scutch, chicken weed robin run-the-hedge
These are harmful because they spread rapidly and because they impoverish the soil.
Crow-foot and thistles are thought to grow where land is good.
Nettles and redney grow where land is poor.
Water off boiled robin-run-the-hedge is a cure for boils.
In nettles is a cure for impure blood
In digitalis is a cure for heart trouble.
There are no traditions connected with any herbs or plants.
Fraughan bushes were once used for dyeing purposes.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Samuel Duckett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Mr Isaac Wilson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Bilboa, Co. Laois