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School: Loughduff (C.)

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An Lathaigh Dhubh, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chonghaile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0987, Page 185

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    There are many different herbs. Nettles, fairy-fingers, and red-shank grow from one to two feet in height. Nettles are often mixed through other food, and given to young turkeys or ducks.
    Red-shank is pulled and thrown away, because it leaves the land poor. Fairy-fingers are poisonous.
    Little Nellie and chicken-weed grow among the grasses. Little Nellie is used to take out a thorn. Chicken-weed is used to reduce a swelling.
    Thistles and dandelion are given to pigs as food. Crowfoot is often boiled in milk and strained. The milk is given to pigs to cure them from sickness. It is called crow-foot because its leaf
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Catherine Halton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumgore, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Edward Halton
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumgore, Co. an Chabháin