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School: Ballykelly

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Ballykelly, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Uadain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 314

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    are very harmful in corn. They grow mostly in wheat. They are a great trouble when people have to bind the corn because they have to cover their hands to protect them from the thistles. Also the corn sticks to the thistles and that is a great waste.
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    Nettles
    Jimmie-Moer'sleaf,
    The most harmful of the herbs are nettles, and Jimmie-Moer'sleaf because they spread rapidly. Nettles would cure sores and they are good for the blood as well. A Jimmie-More'sleaf is a cure for a cut. The Jimmie-More's-leaf is put to the cut and it must be left on the cut for a day. Then it would heal the cut. The suffering were cured by these herbs. My mother told me about
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Molloy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Whitechurch, Co. Wexford