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School: Ring, Dalahasey (roll number 9111)

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Ring Commons, Co. Dublin
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M. Ní Reachtaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0783, Page 35

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    the roots of "the Dandelion". The leaves are very good for the chest and blood. The milk of the dandelion is used for removing warts.
    The leaves of ivy is used for eye trouble. The burdock in this district is used commonly for taking away the sting of an nettle. Mint is also used in medicine and the alder.
    "Groundsel" juice is used for curing warts. Another cure for the same purpose is, if you come across a snail and rub it across the wart and then put the snail on a thorn and as the snail withers away the wart will also.
    In the school district there are two cures, one for Erysiples and another for boils. The cure for Erysiples is blessed cream. The person with the cure says a certain prayer over the cream and blesses it.
    A Cure for stys on the eyes, is to point a gooseberry thorn to the eye affected nine times, and
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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
    Brigid Harford
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Walshestown, Co. Dublin