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School: Cullahill (C.), Rathdowwney (roll number 13137)

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Cullahill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Mrs Baird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0830, Page 264

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    also visited on certain days and people use their water for certain diseases.
    The Great War which broke out on this Nation in 1914, brought home to mind of many of the medical Authorities the necessity for having those common herbs which adorn our countryside with their beauty collected and harvested during the proper season so that they may be prepared into valuable poultices and medicine for alleviating pain, disease.
    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
    Eileen Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newtown, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr James Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballykealy, Co. Laois