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School: Johnstown (B.) (roll number 2918)

Location:
Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 026

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    In olden days doctors were not as plentiful as at present and people used herbs to cure their ailments.
    Raspberry leaves and bogbean cures rheumatism. Popular bark cures sciatica. Parsley piert, dogs grass and cleavers cure kidney trouble. Scullcap and Dandelion herb cures a head ache.
    There is an Spa and it was very famous in olden times as a blood tonic. It is about two miles from Johnstown and now people bring home the water and take it three times a day because it is counted one of the best blood tonics in Ireland.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny