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School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)

Location:
An Carn, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Muirthille
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    for chilblanes. Garlic is a cure for black leg. Re [?] righ is a cure for marrain on cattle. The people give dock-leaves and thistles to pigs, the asses also eat thistles. Dandelion is a cure for kidney disease. Patricks leaf is a cure for cuts or burns. There does not any herb grow in bad land. The people give nettles to turkeys. Turkey-weed would poison chickens and geese. The people eat nettles with the dinner. There is another herb called cumphrey.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Ita Ní Conmara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Choirne, Co. an Chláir