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School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)

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Athleague, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Máirtín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0264, Page 135

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    placed on a covered vessel overnight with liberal coating of sugar between the slices. When the onion dissolves the liquid is drank.
    Cough. Turnips are similarly treated for a cough.
    Stye. Persons suffering from stye in the eye, prick it daily for nine days with a gooseberry thorn.
    Whooping Cough. A child suffering from Whooping Cough is passed three times over and under a donkeys foal and will it is believed grow better Other cures are donkeys milk and milk
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fitzmaurice
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisnasillagh, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Fitzmaurice
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lisnasillagh, Co. Roscommon