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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0868, Page 017

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    Ivy leaves boiled in water with a pound of brown sugar for four hours, strained and corked in bottles for some time are supposed to cure consumption. A wine glass full should be taken every day.
    Primroses boiled in milk cure jaundice.
    Flagger, which grows in marshy places, is used to cure lumps in the throat. The flagger is pounded between two flags and tied around the neck.
    Garlic grows wild, and is used as a cure for diseases among horses and cows.
    "The Virgin Flower", is used to cure burns. It must be picked on the first
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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
    Patricia Phelan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Phelan
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballyconra, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballyconra, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Phelan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Ballyconra, Co. Kilkenny