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School: Ballyconnell (B.)

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Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
James Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 331

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    Every where you go you will find a herb. Nearly every herb has a cure of its own. Chicken weed for sprain.
    Dandelion for toothache. Fishersnuff for pains. In olden times people used to take nettles for the blood. Cuckoo sorrels for cuts and sores. Alexandra is good for pigs. It has another name called the gardens torment.
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    There is a common leaf called a dockleaf. Not very long ago people used to boil it and give it to cattle. The dockleaf cures the sting of a nettle. A nettle is another weed and people boil it and give it to hens and turkeys. It has a very painful sting
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan