School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire

Location:
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 346

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  1. Local Cures

    People of the ancient times had strange cures for diseases.

    People of the ancient times had strange cures for diseases.
    The various cures were watercress, which cured excema and other skin -diseases, dandelion was used for heart -trouble and liver diseases. There was a plant called the wart weed which cured warts.
    The people used to get
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mona Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    11
    Address
    Friar Street, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs J. Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Friar Street, Co. Tipperary