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School: Mullach na Cille (roll number 14649)

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Mullennakill, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Chéadagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0850, Page 078

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    will soon be bad land. It is very hard to cut them from the roots. They will grow on all kinds of land.
    If any part of you was bleeding a dock leaf would stop the blood, and is very good for curing cuts.
    Another kind of weed is Chicken Weed. It spreads very quickly. It is great for curing sores. You just squeeze the juice of it on to the sore.
    Thistles are very plentiful too. The cause the land to be very bad and rocky. Nettles are plentiful. They are cut up for young turkeys to bring out the red heads. Asses eat them too.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Lawless
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballykenna, Co. Kilkenny