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School: Tolerton, Ballylickmoyler (roll number 11321)

Location:
Towlerton, Co. Laois
Teacher:
L. Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0838, Page 069

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    the fields. The people used to pull these herbs and mingle them with butter. This mixture was supposed to cure burns. Certain other people cured sore eyes, by pricking the eye with a small branch from a gossberry tree. While the would be pricking they would make the sign of the cross three times. This was supposed to cure the sore eye.
    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
    Kathleen King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Moses King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Towlerton, Co. Laois