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School: Baile an Gharrdha (B.) (roll number 2909)

Location:
Ballingarry, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0500, Page 075

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    Herbs :--
    Sloe wine -- Sloes put into vessel. Hot water was poured an then after a week the juice was taken out. Add sugar Bury it for two months in the ground in a crock. Then it is fit to use.
    The lark of older boiled in cream is good for curing pox in cows teats.
    Dandelion tea is good for consumptive people bomfrey is used for sprains. The root is pulped and applied to sprain for eight Hours Swamp root is good for cutsard is used as a Blister. The juice is extracted by cutting and bruising the root and the juice is rubbed to the sores Ivey water -- is good to remove
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christy Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lissavarra, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs O Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Doonbeirne, Co. Limerick