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School: Mountmellick Convent (roll number 7183)

Location:
Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr E. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 081

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    1; The old people used to steep buachalans in stout which they used to drink fasting in the morning as a cure for jaundice.
    2;When they got a cut they used bandage it with cobwebs.
    3; They used to boil marsh-mallows and put them on a sprain.
    4; They used sugar and soap mixed together as a cure for boils.
    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
    Kathleen Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Michael Delaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Forest Upper, Co. Laois