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School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

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Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
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    Tansy tea is good for a nervous person. It is also good for worms.
    Poppy head poultice is a cure for neuralgia.
    The water in which mountain flax has been steeped is a cure for constipation.
    Nettles are good for the blood.
    Half a spoonful of ginger, a spoon of sugar and a cup of boiling water is a cure for colic.
    Clover mixed with voilet leaves in a hot poultice is a cure for cancer.
    Blackberry leave tea is a cure for diarrhoe.
    Caraway seeds are a cure for a hiccough.
    A gargle made with red sage and hot vinegar is a cure for tonsillitis.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Clare