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School: Ráthdubháin (roll number 9385)

Location:
Rathduane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pilib Ó Múinneacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0323, Page 063

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  3. XML “Care of the Farm Animals”
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  1. Care of the Farm Animals (continued)

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    where the bird is hatching. This is said to prevent the thunder from killing the chickens in the eggs. A mark is put on the eggs with a coal of fire or a lead-pencil or with ink to tell the various breeds.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Herbs

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    The most harmful herbs growing in this district are, the chicken weed, the dock leaf, the thistle, the dandelion and the "bainne chíc Ean". The dock leaf generally grows in the next field to the farmyard where the field has been irrigated by sewerage from the yard.
    It spreads rapidly and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Ned Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortavehy West, Co. Cork