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School: Johnstown (C.) (roll number 2919)

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Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
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Máiréad Ní Laochdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0869, Page 064

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    To the present day old people make a drink for colds from flax-seed. They steep ^ and brown-sugar in boiling water, together with flax-seed and take a drink of it every morning
    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
    Maw Holohan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bridget Holohan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycuddihy, Co. Kilkenny