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School: Hewetson, Clane (roll number 13902)

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Millicent North, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Sean Crawford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 051

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    A cure for lumps in the throat.
    A cure for lumps in the throat or a cough is to roast salt and put it in your own stocking and tie round the the throat when going to sleep.
    A cure for heart failure.
    A medicine for heart failure may be produced by boiling some black heads which may be found in a meadow in mew-milk. The mew taken every morning fasting.
    A cure for a cough.
    Wild woodbine boiled with sugar and honey and poured into a saucer is an excellent cure for a cough.
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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
    Tom Manders
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    15
    Address
    Staplestown, Co. Kildare