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School: Inniskeen (roll number 13396)

Location:
Inishkeen, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Louis A. Duffy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 150

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0933, Page 150

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    bunch of them are gathered and rubbed on the affected part.
    Nettles are also a food for turkeys. They are cut up and boiled.
    Preshia was eaten by the people of this district during the time of the Famine.
    Cuckoo Sorrel is a harmful weed. It was said to be a cure for measles.
    Rushes are supposed to be a cure for warts.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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