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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Portlaoighse

Location:
Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Br. Frampton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 278

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    When laurel leaves are fried they cure a burn or a scald.

    Garlic is the blood purifier for persons and for animals.
    When the juice of dandelion is boiled it cures a wart.
    B. Brown
    Muillview, Portlaoighse
    Garlic is a cure for black legs in cattle.
    Some people cure warts with an elder stick. They make the sign of the cross three times and say some prayers
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    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
    F. Gannon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois