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School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)

Location:
Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 066

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    In former years Marchmallace when boiled down, the liquid of it was used to release the pain of swollen gums and tooth ache. The cure for a sting of a nettle was the juice of a dockleaf. The milk from the flower of the dandelion was used for warts, while the leaf cured sourness in the stomach.
    Poltices were made from linseed meal and bran, or from loaf bread. They are still made, and are said to cure swollen ankles, boils, and inflimations. The cure for a cut was to search for a cobweb, and put it over the cut, it
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nan Keegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Market Square, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr M. Keegan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Market Square, Co. Laois