School: Duleek (C.) (roll number 3114)
- Location:
- Duleek, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Dhonnchadha
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- The Nettle
Nettles are boiled for young chickens and ducks. They are also boiled as a cure for liver disease.
Scutch
A very dirty troublesome weed which grows in bad land & spreads very quickly.
It is always found in land where wheat has been grown.
Bunion Muck
It is good for a sore head. it is applied cold, after being boiled strained.
Convolvulus
A weed which takes a very firm root in the ground. It has a rather nice flower. The leaf is used for curing toothache.
Groundsel
A weed which grows commonly in the gardens. Ointment is made from it.(continues on next page)