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School: Castlebridge (B.) (roll number 16381)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. Ó Braoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0885, Page 188

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    Other cures are ivy for liver complaints
    Virgins Chalice for whooping cough
    Cow droppings for burns
    A Dew snail boiled in milk and strained is the cure for whooping cough.
    Dandelion for Consumption Marchmallows boiled and the strained part bathed in the water for a sprain.
    Asses milk for the whooping cough.
    Penetery of the Wall for kidneys
    Raw Salt for cuts
    Potato water for whittles and festers
    Goats droppings boiled in a cloth ans squesed into milk for measles.
    A poultice of tea is a cure for sore eyes.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Muiris Ó Fágán
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlebridge, Co. Wexford