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School: An Clochar, Scoil Mhuire

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Skull, Co. Cork
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 034

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  1. Old Cures

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    The old people in this district had a great many cures for various ailments. These cures were mostly got from herbs.
    One of the herbs used by them was wild sage. This herb was boiled in water and then strained. The water was used as a cure for stomach trouble and rheumatism. It was also supposed to make broken bones mend quickly.
    Boiled nettles were said to be a very good blood purifier.
    The leaves of a certain kind of buttercup were used as a cure for a whitlow. The leaves were bruised up
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Choithir
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Skull, Co. Cork