School: Virginia (B)
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: E. O' Reilly
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- The most harmful weed in our land is the chicken - weed. It spreads rapidly, choking the other plants but it does not impoverish the soil. It is very hard to pull these weeds and they spread as quickly as they are pulled. It's roots are white and it is very soft.
- Collector
- Ambrose Canning
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rahardrum, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Ned Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rahardrum, Co. Cavan
- Long ago dandelion was used by the people to cure diseases. The leaves are boiled in a saucepan and the juice is strained out of the saucepan separating(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ambrose Canning
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rahardrum, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Ned Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rahardrum, Co. Cavan
