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School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)

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Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 322

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    A good many people pick nettles and wash them.
    Then they boil them and when they are boiled they will strain the juice from the nettles and drink it because it is good for bad blood.
    A lot of other people pick dandelion for turkeys when they are young for it makes the turkey strong and hardy and it is the herb they like best.
    When some people get burned with a nettle they pick a dockleaf and put it up to the burn and it cures it.
    Some people pick cow-slips and mix them
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