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School: Leatbeg (roll number 16146)

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Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1091, Page 129

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    are as follows.
    Cold Foot
    Muggert
    Buachalan Buidhe
    Nettles
    Sgalegs
    All the others grow in bad land swept Day Nettles they grown in any kind of ground.
    Some of these weeds are useful as food for people or animals or for cures. Chicken weed is a cure for swelling. First it is warmed at the fired and then it is applied to the swelling.
    The Dock leaf is a cure for corns. My father had a corn between two of his toes and sometimes he could hardly sit at the fire it was so painful. He got a dock leaf and put it round the toe the corn was on. The did this for a few times and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leat Beg, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    William Morrow
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Leat Beg, Co. Donegal