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School: Coiscéim (C.), Átha Treasna (roll number 10079)

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Newmarket, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Nialláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0356, Page 224

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    is given to drink to the patient. A plant by the name of Bog Asphodel was given as a cure for a sore throat. If sheep eat this plant it gives them a stiffness in their bones.
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    Marshmallows boiled in cream was used for sprains. When the dandelion was plucked washed and boiled in water it was given to drink to persons suffering from liver complaint.
    The leavings of a ferret were believed to be a cure for whooping cough or chin cough. The bark of an elder tree boiled in cream is known to cure a burn.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Daly
    Gender
    Female