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School: Sonna (roll number 1422)

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Kildallan, Co. Westmeath
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Mrs O' Connell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 113

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    Ecezma. In Longford there is a woman named Mulvey and she cures it by mixing certain herbs in a bottle. You must drink it three times a day although it contains poison.
    Sprains. There are weeds growing with broad leaves called chicken weed and if you pick it and boil it and put borac powder in it, it cures sprains and cuts.
    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
    Kate Donegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Sonna Demesne, Co. Westmeath