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School: Clonmellon (C.) (roll number 9501)

Location:
Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs O' Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 0261

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  1. Weeds (continued)

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    Lamb's quarter is a dirty weed injurious to crops. It has a very tall, thin, hard stem, with branches on it.
    Dawkins are bad weeds, one woud seed an acre of land if let survive, they must be kept pulled or stubbed.
    Scutch grass grows in winter wheat
    Chicken Weed grows in rich land that has been tilled year after year, it is hard to get rid of
    Stinking Roger grows in ditches
    Gardens
    Groundsel is easy to pull and is given to birds.
    Wild Bindweed chokes other plants
    Foran, grows in ditches, is a big, broad leaf and is very bad. It has a big whitish flower
    Alexander is impossible to get rid of
    "Scabby Hands" has a coarse, white flower and grows in ditches
    Dandelion is called Lions' teeth
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lil Fitzsimons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath