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School: Mulhuddart (roll number 16675)

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Mulhuddart, Co. Dublin
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Tomás Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 39

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    Worms
    Boil a small quantity of butter-milk and cowdung together and allow the person affected by worms to drink the remaining juice. It is supposed after one dose of this mixture the worms are killed or really poisoned and no longer do they affect the persons health
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie O' Hanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Parslickstown, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Powerstown, Co. Dublin