School: Dúndroma (roll number 13818)
- Location:
- Dundrum, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Mrs Ester Jackson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0582, Page 148
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- (continued from previous page)The crowfoot is a weed which grows in the garden. It has a small yellow flower.
The sparment grows in the garden. It has a strong smell and a little purple flower. It grows on any kind of ground. It always grows in a little bunch, but it is a very rare flower.
The garlic is a weed that you do not see very often. It mostly grows on damp land, and is supposed to cure rheumatism.
Rushes grow mostly on bad land. It always grows in a bunch, but the farmer does not like it so he cuts it down.
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- Collector
- Susie Johnston
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- John Johnston
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Tipperary
