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School: Ramonan

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Ramonan, Co. Cavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0996, Page 100

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    to young turkeys. Dockens are cut up and given to pigs, and when you get a sting of a nettle you rub the docken to it and you say "Docken docken in and out, take the sting of a nettle out". Grounsel is given to cagebirds. Dandelion is cut up and given to hens and pigs.
    There are no herbs used for food for people or for animals. There are no herbs used for dyeing or poison. Herbs were used a lot for curing diseases in former times. People were relieved by them.
    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
    Robert Tilson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrylurgan, Co. Cavan