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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Coillte Mághach

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 128

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    Brackloon bog yet and it is splendid for colouring articles black. They never fade.
    The nettles and dockets are other weeds which shed rapidly. The dockets are boiled and given to pigs to eat, and the nettles are given to turkeys because they like them so much.
    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
    Nina Flannery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryvohy, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Lavin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowreagh, Co. Mayo