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School: Dunally (roll number 12752)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0160, Page 126

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    a cure for the measles is to pass the child seven times under a donkeys neck.
    Lily of the Valley root boiled and administered in small doses cure dropsy and heart disease.
    Black currant is useful for coughs, hoarseness, and colds.
    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
    Peter Conan Casey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Hazelwood Demesne, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Pauline Kate Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hazelwood Demesne, Co. Sligo