School: Castlemacadam
- Location:
- Castlemacadam, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Wm. Ffell
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- Goven by Mr Henry Alexander.
He saw this and used it in his father's time. A herb called"fed kull-yah" was pulled and put into a big wooden tub with buttermilk. After a time - days - the herb was squeezed and pounded and the mixture had a most unpleasant smell.
This mixture was lifted up in the hands and rubbed well into sheep, used instead of sheep dip. This cleared away all ticks and sheep lice and left their fleece clean, white and shining.
This weed was like dwarf hemlock in appearance.
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- Mr Henry Alexander
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- Male
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“Nettles boiled are still used here as a blood purifier and general tonic in the spring.”
Nettles boiled are still used here as a blood-purifier a general tonic in the spring.They are pulled when young - boiled in the same manner as cabbage and eaten as a vegetable at dinner.
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