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School: Shrove (roll number 3470)

Location:
Stroove, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Leonard Bovaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 9

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    Mint flowers boiled are good for heart disease.
    Dandelion tea good for heart.
    Rub salt water for sore eyes.
    Rub cold tea for styes.
    Glass of salt water from open sea every morning is good for blood
    Treacle and Sulphur good for blood.
    Boiled "Tamlacht" is a cure for rheumatism.
    Cairageen moss for colds and Stomach trouble
    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
    Leonard Bovaird
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Múinteoir