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School: Móin Árd (C.) (roll number 2012)

Location:
Monard, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Léan, Bean Uí Riain
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    Local Cures.
    This is the cure for the whooping cough. Get a turnip and peel it cutting in thin slices. Place in a china bowl or basin with brown sugar in alternate layers. Leave over night to form a syrup. A teaspoonful given to a child helps to bring up the phlegm . Also the white of an egg, beaten well with a little viegar is a very old remedy.
    The leaves of blackberries are very useful for hoarseness and affection of the throat.
    Caroway seeds. Used for relieving flatulance and stomach disorders and childrens ailments.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Jeremiah Hogan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    39
    Occupation
    Engineer
    Address
    Ballinulty, Co. Tipperary