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School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 338

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    Local Cures.
    In the olden times there were no such things as medical physicians. When a person was ill the old people had cures of their own. They were good cures too as the people lived to die of old age.
    Some of the old cures were:- Dandeline was a cure for warts, turf was a cure for asthma, nettles was a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Bergin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Silver Street, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Michael Bergin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Silver Street, Co. Tipperary