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Inagh, Co. Clare
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0611, Page 120

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    Herbs used as food.
    Dandeline = It is give to pigs when
    the potatoes are
    scarce.First it is cut up in small pieces and given raw to pigs with meal mixed through it.
    Nettles.
    They are used when cabbage is scarce.it is put down with bacon and served as cabbage.
    Chicken weed :- It is given to cows when soil is scarce
    Lion's paw.Is cut and boiled and Indian meal is mixed through it and it is given to the hens, ducks and turkeys.
    St,Patrick's Cabbage :- It is boiled and then the water is mixed through (it) the milk and given to young calves.
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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
    Nellie Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballybeg, Co. Clare