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School: Cloncovid

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Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
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S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 155

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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.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Briody
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corbaun or Leitrim, Co. Longford