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School: Carraigín (B.), Portláirge (roll number 15340)

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Corluddy, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Seán Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0840, Page 065

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    the best time to make this cure.
    The nettles are boiled ad the water is strained off. Then the nettles can be used as a vegetable, and the water can be used as a drink for rheumatism and many people still use it.
    A cure for warts is to cut a raw potato in halves and put salt on it and rub the salted part into the warts.
    To rub breadsoda on a burn will relieve the pain.
    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
    David Nunan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Ballinlough, Co. Kilkenny