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School: Scairt (C.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4127)

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Scart, Co. Cork
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Mrs R. Eager
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0375, Page 348

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    Long ago people sought their remedies chiefly from herbs. For instance chickweed was ground and boiled and the brew used as a cure for jaundice.
    Dandelion tea was used as a cure for Kidney Trouble. Dandelion juice was used to cure warts. Dandelion was eaten as a salad for Rheumatism.
    Bark of elder and lard was used for a burn. Another cure for a burn was to lick an eas luacra and then to lick the burn. Another cure for warts was to steal a slice of bacon and make the sign of the cross over the warts and bury the bacon in a dung heap without anyone knowing it. When the bacon rotted the warts were cured. I knew a person who tried this and succeeded. Another cure for warts was to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Mac Cárthaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Informant
    Mr Dennis Mac Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73