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School: Castletowngeoghegan (C.) (roll number 2093)

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Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
C. Ní Chonaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0734, Page 482

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    The most harmful weeds growing on our farm at home are nettles, thistles, dandelions. purple-clover, meadow-sweet, dock leaves, robin-run-the-hedge, running-ivy, rag-weed and Bloodweed. Nettles are used as food for young turkeys. They are also used boiled as a vegetable, and eaten to cure rheumatism.
    Thistles grow on meadow land and they are very plentiful in this district. The wind scatters the seed, and it spreads rapidly.
    The milk of the dandelion is a cure for warts, and it is also a cure for kidney trouble. The dandelion can be found in bloom during a great parts of the year, especially in Spring. It has a yellow flower
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    17
    Address
    Ballynacoska, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mr James Rabbitt
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Occupation
    Tailor
    Address
    Castletown Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath