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School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.

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Listowel, Co. Kerry
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Séamus Ó Haodha
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    everywhere and it impoverishes the soil.
    Crowweed grows in good land and it impoverishes the soil.
    Nettles grow everywhere and they are cut up and given to fowl and pigs as food.
    The Dockleaf is used to cure the burn of a nettle and it grows everywhere.
    Costervawn grows everywhere and it is also given to fowl and pigs as food.
    The speedwell has a blue flower and children say that if you pick it you will get "Scabby Hands"
    Tomas O Bairead
    Bedford
    Listowel
    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
    Tomás Ó Báiréad
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bedford, Co. Kerry