GLOSSARY 12. WEED ASHES.

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—By ancient usage in Ireland, all the weeds on a farm belonged to the farmer’s wife, or to the wife of the squire who holds the ground in his own hands. The great demand for alkaline salts in bleaching rendered these ashes no inconsiderable perquisite.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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