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School: Hackettstown (St Joseph's)

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Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
M. Ní Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 274

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    There are many very good old cures which are even better than the new ones but a lot of them cannot be recalled now. a very good cure for Jaundice is sorrel leaves made into a stew and given as medecine. A great cure for felon - a swelling on the finger - is to make Hemlock and March Malice into a stew, this is supposed to be a great cure. A cure for scalds is to mix up lime water and sweet oil. A very old cure for Erciplers is to boil flour and new milk together and make into a poultice.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Edward Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ballybrack More, Co. Wicklow