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School: Bog-fhód (Buckode) (roll number 3736)

Location:
Buckode, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0191, Page 206

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    body which was stung by the nettle.
    Herbs are used as food for fowl and animals. The herbs that are used as food for fowl are nettles and chicken weed when they are cut and mixed with boiled potatoes and meal. This food is also given to pigs when they are young. Thistles and nettles and ivy are also given as it is very healthy food. The thistles are given to horses and nettles are usually given to cows and ivy is given to goats. Long ago weed were used for dyeing silt stockings but they
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aghaderrard West, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Owen Meehan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Buckode, Co. Leitrim