School: Cloncovid
- Location:
- Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Savage
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- The weeds that are most harmful are docks and nettles. They are harmful because the inpoverish the soil. The weeds that only grow in good land are thistles. The weeds that grow in poor land are whins and rushes. The herb for curing a pain in your head is buttercup and the herb for cureing a cold is alleycompain.
- Collector
- Peter Briody
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corbaun or Leitrim, Co. Longford