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School: Presentation Convent, Lucan

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Lucan, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Sr M. Gabriel
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0794, Page 37

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    Planten Leaf is a great cure for a cut. If you get Planten Leaf and chew it and put it on the cut it will not swell.
    Marsh Mallows was a great cure for a sprain or a swelling it keeps down swelling.
    Mrs. Transom who lived in the Square in Lucan used to fry cowdung in Lard for poultries.
    To cure a sty on the eye get a thorn of a gooseberry bush and point it to your eye three times it will dissappear.
    If you have a wart get a hair of a horse's tail or mane and tie it around the wart it will disappear after nine days.
    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
    Mary Greene
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballydowd, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Thornberry
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydowd, Co. Dublin