School: Ahane (C.) Lisnagry (roll number 563)
- Location:
- Ahane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: L. T. Walsh
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- 1/ A dandelion was a cure for a pain in the stomach. Eaten raw was the usual way to use it.
2/ Dandelions gathered before the flowers come on, and the stems boiled and bottled is a good cure for a continuous pain in the stomach.
3/ Coarse meal, boiled for a couple of hours is used by a lot of people.
4/ Nettles cooked and eaten before Easter Sunday is a good cure.
5/ A spoon of bread soda in a cup of boiled water was a good cure for a pain in the stomach.
6/ A spoon of mustard in a cup of boiled water was also a good cure for a pain in the stomach.
7/ Carrway seed boiled in water and left near the fire to brew, and then to drink the water.
8/ Wood-sorrel is a good for palsy.
9/ Cockle was a cure for blood disease.