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School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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    without asking it off him.
    If a cow had a swollen udder, the froath off her milk would cure her. The root of a plant lie "shell strings" is a cure for the yellow-jaundice. The juice of nettles is a cure for boils. The juice of a flower called the dandelion, is a cure for heart-disease. The root of the broom is a cure for kidney and liver disease. Hog's lard is a cure for a swollen joint. Soap and sugar is a cure for a blister. There is a plant called the "capoigín Phádhroig." This plant is a cure for a boil. One side of it is for drawing, and the other side is for healing. Another cure for boils is to mix a few daisies, the yoke of an egg a little grain of flour, and the white part of a hen's manure together. This plaster should be put on the boils, and it will cure them. Some people would cure the leicneach,
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Norah Meer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Annie Meer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo