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School: St Peter's, Phibsboro

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Phibsborough, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Ss. Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0799, Page 238

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    Notes on Plant Lore in the Broomfield district, parish of Donaghmoyne Co. Monaghan
    Blackberries:-
    People in above district never gather blackberries after 31st October as they consider them unfit for human use -
    Reason:-
    They say that after that date (31st October) the devil shakes his shirt on the blackberries and that no one should touch them after that.
    The Common Dock:-
    The Dock Leaft is an unfailing cure
    for the sting of the nettle- while rubbing in the dock leaf to the affected part you say:-
    "Dockin, Dockin in and out
    Take the sting of the nettle out".
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Breathnach
    Gender
    Male