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School: Inistioge (C.) (roll number 5319)

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Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire de Róiste
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 258

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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  2. Old Cures

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    March-Mallow is an old cure for sprains and bruses.
    Broom is an old cure for to take worms off man and beast.
    Comefry was used for sprains which is also an old cure for broken bones.
    The root of rib grass was used to cure cuts.
    To cure consumption people used the dandelion and skutch grass.
    It a person got a cut a cobwed was put on it to cure it
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