School: Raharney (C.)

Location:
Raharney, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs. Conway
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 328

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  1. Dandelion leaves cure liver disease when boiled and strained.
    Featherfew cures liver disease and kidney and stomach diseases. The leaves are boiled, strained, the juice is put in a clean dry bottle and corked. A tablespoon is taken fasting in the morning. Nettles are suppose to purify the blood and keep a person free from colds all the year. The nettles are boiled with a little salt in the water. The are strained and put through a sieve. Butter paper and salt is put on them. Then the are eaten. The nettles must be young. A dock-leaf cures a nettle sting.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Ballinlig, Co. Westmeath
  2. The wild forget menot, when boiled in butter is the cure for a burst on the
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