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School: Muine Mór

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Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0196, Page 116

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    in rank soft ground it is a very healthy weed and is very of eaten.
    Scutch grass is a very destructive weed it grows in the crop as thick as the grass grows in the field it leaves the ground very hard to labour.
    Nettles grow in a dry hard place at the back of the ditch nettles would sting you and the dockin cures the sting. And is what you say dockin in and nettle out docki put the sting out and in a fo few minutes the sting is gone. Nettles juice will cure the measles and nettles are good for young turkeys.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Molly Mac Morrow
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortnalibbert, Co. Leitrim