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   has the cure for diseases in animals
   "Saril" and "water cress" boiled are used for food for people "Button scuth" long ago was used for dying purposes. "Rag Weed" boiled was used for poison for Rats.

   

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2. Herbs

   

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   The most harmful weeds growing on the farm are "Rag wort" "Charlock" "Colts foot" "Thistle" and "Dock" They are harmful because they spread rapidly when present among crops and they occupy space and they absorb food making material and water from the soil and they obtain sunlight at the expence of the crops in the soil. Some of them grow best in poor land. these are the worst because they serve as breeding centres for

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Marea Synott

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Balfeddock, Co. Louth

   Informant

   Mr H. Synott

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Balfeddock, Co. Louth