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School: Dunree

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Dunreagh, Co. Meath
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Maighréad Condún
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 426

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    are chopped up and put on the ankle.
    Long ago people ate nettles and now nettles are given to ducks and turkeys and dock leaves are given to (ducks) pigs.
    Ivy leaves are used to take stains out of all navy clothes.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Regina Fowler
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cookstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Annie Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ashbourne, Co. Meath