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   purple or white blossom. And most kinds of thistle have very sharp thorns.
   Ragweed grows in the fields and has a yellow flower.
   Charlock or " preslough" as it is called here grows in the corn with a yellow flower which blossoms in summer.
   Docks grow both in fields and ditches. The leaves are smooth and a glossy green in colour.

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   Weeds The most common weeds are stutch, yellow-bottom, Rag-weed, lambs quarter, shu, nettles. Clubban and "Peaiseoc". The worst of all is yellow bottom. It first is a very small seed and it blooms in August. When the blossom is withered it blows off in seeds. After a few years it poisons the crops so that they cannot grow Some people had to burn their crops and they were left very poor. Name: H. Leech, Urrin Lodge, Enniscorthy. Age 13

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   H. Leech

   Age

   13

   Address

   Urrin Lodge, Co. Wexford