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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
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An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 125

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    The people of now a day know little or nothing about herbs.
    Preshaugh is the most harmful weed in the garden. The chicken weed, dandelion, nettles, lamb's quarter, switch grass, and dock leaves are not so harmful. The fern is a very harmful weed also and it only grows on the poorest soil. Marsh Mallows grow in good rich soil but it does no harm to the plant, it will also cure a burn, cut, or sprain. The chicken weed grows in poor soil. Run-the-hedge is another harmful weed, it grows like wire entanglements in poor soil. The thistle is very harmful in the corn field and when the people are winnowing, the seed
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballintogher, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs A. Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Occupation
    Domestic worker
    Address
    Ballintogher, Co. Tipperary