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School: Cabra, Kingscourt

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Cabra, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Violet Irwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1008, Page 182

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    The most harmful weeds on our farm are chicken-weed and the thistle.
    The thistle does harm to grazing fields, because it keeps the animals from eating the grass.
    The chicken weed is harmful, because it spreads.
    Rushes will not grow in good land.
    Whins grow in good land.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Fred Shekleton
    Gender
    Male