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School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

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Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Colmcille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0735, Page 068

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    For burns colzo oil is good.
    For boils scold linseed meal and put it on them and when ripe, soap and sugar ground up to draw the matter out is a cure.
    To purify the blood get treacle and mix it with sulphur and take it fasting for a few mornings.
    The peopel of olden days always kept unsalted butter in case of a child falling and bumping her head again the ground. It is also good for chapped lips.
    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
    Eilish Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Falkner
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath