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School: Lurga, Patrick's Well (roll number 10317)

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Kilcolman, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhroin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0527, Page 051

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  1. Sloe Wine

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Murphy
    Address
    Cloonanna, Co. Limerick

  2. Washing Soda

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    Washing Soda.
    Washing soda is a cure for warts. Washing soda is rubbed to the warts a couple of times a day. After a week they would be cured, because washing soda has healing properties.
    Murphy, Clounanna.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  3. Bread Soda

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    Bread Soda.
    Bread soda is a cure for heart burn. You get water and bread soda and drink it. this is supposed to be a cure for heartburn.
    General cure here.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  4. Ringworm

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    Ringworm.
    The marrow of boiled bones and the dust of a burned boot is a very good cure for ringworm. You would mix the two together and apply them to the ringworm as a poultice.
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  5. Chilblains

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    Chilblains.
    Mustard is a cure for chilblains. You would get mustard and water and bathe your legs in it. They say it is good for chilblains.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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