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

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Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Brigid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0736, Page 022

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    POPPIES
    boiled and made into a poultice, applied to face, will cure tooth-ache.

    ONIONS
    roasted, made into a poultice and applied to ear will cure ache

    RIB-GRASS
    chopped fine and placed on a cut - will stop bleeding

    MARSH-MALLOWS and BUGLOSS ROOT
    boiled, and made into an ointment with lard - will cure running sores

    GLADUM LEAVES
    roasted and put around the neck will cure sore throats

    ASH-JUICE
    cure for earache. Ash sticks burned. Sap caught on tow, and put into ear.

    CAMOMILE
    boiled and mixed with bark - made with plaster - a cure for whittloe

    BOG-MOSS - SPHAGNUM
    washed and applied to wounds or sores - prevents them from becoming septic.

    SALLIES
    burned and ashes mixed with white of egg to make an ointment - cures ring-worm.

    SEA-WEED
    roasted and applied to face - cures toothache

    CHICKEN-WEED
    roasted and rubbed to face - is supposed to be another cure for toothache
    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
    Rita Gillick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Gillick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath