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School: Buidheachair (Rockcorry)

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Rockcorry, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0945, Page 139

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    In olden times people sought cures for their ailments in herbs and in common things. The following were cures used in the district of Rockcorry.
    Skin diseases — Bogbean tea, Ivy tea, Nettle tea, Birch bark tea, Cherry bark tea, Dock root tea.
    Hoarseness and coughs — Blackcurrant, Raspberry drinks. Buttermilk and sugar warmed and taken.
    Pleurisy — Nettles boiled and water drunk and the nettles leaves applied warm as a poultice is a cure for pleurisy.
    Fevers — Balm boiled and the water drunk.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elsie Williamson
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Derrykinard, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs J. Williamson
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Derrykinard, Co. Monaghan