School: Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir (roll number 16077)
- Location:
- Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: W. J. Nugent
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- Spounch or poor man's cabbage is the most harmful weed growing. This weed destroys the crops. The red deck root is a cure for ulcers in the mouth. The elder berry is used for dyeing. The good leaf which grows with the potatoes, and goes away with them is said to be a cure for a burn.
- Informant
- Michael Whyte
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Rochestown, Co. Tipperary