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School: Dromlohan, Kilcornan (roll number 15848)

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Dromlohan, Co. Limerick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0503, Page 454

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    Dog poisoning: Steep tobacco in water and doce the animal with the liquid. This causes it to vomit the poison.
    Stomach Complaints: Ribwort. To be eaten while fasting.
    Thrush: Fasting spit applied to the sore part.
    Liver trouble: Dandelion.
    Pimples:
    Mangold Leaves: Heat the leaves to the fire and rub the juice to the pimples.
    St. Bridget's Well: A man had a lump on his head and he visited the well nine mornings in succession and the lump disappeared.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moig, Co. Limerick