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School: Muine Mór (roll number 13456)

Location:
Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 376

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    This is the nettles protection. Nettle tea is a cure for measles or for any blood disease. The nettle leaf is also used as a vegetable. They are very good food for younger turkeys.
    Chicken weed grows in crop ground especially in cabbage ground. It is a green soft weed and creeps along the ground. This weed when boiled is good for a swelling when it is bathed in it.
    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
    Brigid Mc Partlin
    Gender
    Female