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School: Maynooth (Pres. Convent)

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Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Sr. M. Borgia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0772, Page 042

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    The cure for consumption is to boil the roots of primroses. The cure for a hiccup is to get a fright. Another cure for whooping cough is to get water from the Rye river, and drink a little each morning for nine mornings.
    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
    B. Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Duffy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Maynooth, Co. Kildare