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School: Mercy Convent, Belturbet

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 161

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    Dockins are sometimes let grow and ripen. Then they are dried and preserved and the seeds taken from them. These seeds are boiled and the juice is a very good cure for a cough.
    Chicken-weed and whins are pounded and are sometimes given to horses instead of oats and carrots.
    Dandelions and chicken-weed
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Cavan