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School: Mainistir Phádraig Naofa (roll number 1016)

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An Br Anselm
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0084, Page 146

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    There, All who suffered from kidney disease made and drank Dandelion Wine to cure themselves. To make this a person gathered a certain quantity of Dandelions and put them steeping in warm water for a day. Then being strained the juice was put into a basin and sugar and a few oranges and lemons chopped up was mixed with it. It was left standing for a few days. Then it was strained once more and bottled. It was a very good cure and the longer it was left the better it became.
    When a person got a cut and it was bleeding he would put a spider's web over it to
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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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dominick Street Lower, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Curran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    University Road, Co. Galway