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School: Glentidaly (roll number 9983)

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Glentidaly, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
M. M. Heron
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 253

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    Ivy was boiled and the juice of it was given to cows to drink because it was thought to cure them of certain diseases.
    In olden times whins boiled were considered a good food for horses.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margery Malseed
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooney, Co. Donegal