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School: Marshalstown (roll number 12741)

Location:
Marshalstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Macháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0893, Page 070

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  1. Herbs (continued)

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    Nettles are used by people also. They are boiled and strained and eaten with butter the same as cabbage. They are given to turkeys in their food. Docks are used for curing the sting of a nettle. There is also a weed called pig meat which is used for feeding pigs. This is got growing in marshy ground. Its a long thin thorny weed.
    Sloes are used for dying clothes.
    Nancy Murphy
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Clobaun is another weed which is very harmful because it smothers the crops and it grows in every crop. Pennyleaf is a poisonous plant. Among other weeds there are Robin run-the-hedge, Cocksfoot, sparemint, foxglove and crowsfoot.
    Lizzie Kehoe
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lizzie Kehoe
    Gender
    Female