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School: Piltown (B.) (roll number 6189)

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Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Maolchaoin
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    growing pains. She does not know how the plant is used. There is a cure for piles in butter-cups. (There is a certain butter-cup.) There is also a cure in dandelion for stomach trouble. The old people used to make quininine from the dandelion. They used to drink it. Goose-grease is a cure for sprains, hurts or breaks. It is applied by rubbing it on the sprain or hurt.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Piltown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Brown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Raheen, Co. Kilkenny