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School: St Brigid's Convent, Mountrath (roll number 13343)

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Mountrath, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr. Aquinas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 174

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    Steeped Oatmeal is good for poulticing. A teaspoonful of breadsoda and milk cures biliousness.
    Barley water is good for the Kidneys. A hot cinder of coal thoroughly burned and placed in a vessel containing water, makes Gripe-water for babies.
    Honey is good for thrush in the mouth.
    Hound's tongue is good for burns. Cream is also good.
    Berbine is a leafy herb with a dark stain on each leaf. resembling blood, and is found in all gardens. On top of Mt. Calvary it was first found. It is a cure for the sick and a heal for a wound.
    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
    Patsy Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois