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School: An Pasáiste Thoir (C.), Port Láirge

Location:
Passage East, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Clare, Bean Uí Eachthigheirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0652, Page 315

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    it and drink the water every morning.
    There is a weed called the Seven Virtues. If this weed is boiled on milk it will cure them of any ailment. If it turns brown it shows that the person is not to be cured. If it remains green the person will recover.
    Salt water and a certain kind of sea weed boiled is a cure for rheumatism.
    A weed called Marchmallow is boiled in water, to use this water is a cure for a bad stomach.
    The herb called the dandelion was boiled down and used as a remedy for some form of stomach trouble.
    For stopping blood old people used to get a wet sod and put it at the back of a person's neck. This stopped bleeding from the nose.
    A cure for warts was a fasting spit put on for nine mornings.
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    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
    Mrs Clare Aherne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Passage East, Co. Waterford