School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)
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- Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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- (continued from previous page)of the badger's nut is called brioscán and is very nice ot eat. The leaf of the sorrel is nice to eat also. Dock leaves are sometimes boiled and given with milk to pigs.
Peter Bruton Ringtown, Castlepollard.
Informant - Mr J. Bruton, Ringtown, Castlepollard. - The best known of the weeds which grow here are Sow-thistle, thistle, God's blood, ragweed, Groundsel, Badgers nut or brioscans, dock, plantain leaf, chick-weed, sorrel, praiseac or charlock, clover.
The most harmful of these are ragweed, grondsel, chick-weed, dock, sow-thistle, thistle, briocáns.
The ragweed is a tall weed with a yellow blossom. It is dangerous(continues on next page)- Collector
- Matthew Bruton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ringstown, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mr James Bruton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ringstown, Co. Westmeath