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School: Cill Moicheallóg (B.) (roll number 15740)

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Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Conchobhar Mac Rághnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0529, Page 72

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    from the Dandeloin and is supposed to be very nice to drink it. The nettle is frequently used in my district as food. It is used when cabbage is scarce and is supposed to be nicer than cabbage. Very few people use the this vegetable as food nowadays.
    The dandeloin is used in my district as a great fattening food for pigs.
    The old people long ago had a good knowlege of how herbs were used. Sufferers were often relieved from pain from the herb long ago. My mother Mrs. Bermingham who formerly lived in Latin, County Tipperary knew of two or three people who were cured from
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eoin Bermingham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Richard Bermingham
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Tankardstown, Co. Limerick