School: Cora Finne (C.) (roll number 12908)

Location:
Corrofin, Co. Clare
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  3. XML “Preparation of Food”
  4. XML “Preparation of Food - Barm”
  5. XML “Herbs - Garlic”
  6. XML “Herbs - Comfrey”

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    to buy it. If there was a few houses together one family would kill a pig and supply the neighbours with steak as far as it would go. Then another family would buy another pig and kill it and supply the others.
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  2. When the milk used be scarce they used make Barm. They used to get grated potatoes and a small drop of thick milk and they would put the potatoes into it and leave it by the fire for a few hours.
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  3. Garlic
    Garlic is a great herb for a chest cold. First you cut up the Garlic and steep it in whiskey and then you drink the juice of it. The seed is put down any place atall and it seatters around and the Garlic grows very quickly
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    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)