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School: Ballincor

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Ballincor Demesne, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Mrs Julia Liffey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 217

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    old and sure cure for a sore throat. A large onion chopped up small and mixed with brown sugar and left to stand is a very old cough syrup.
    Four large potatoes grated and left to stand in bowl over night and strained afterwards cures the worst kind of kidney disease if taken every day.
    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
    Sheila Liffey
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Deegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shinrone, Co. Offaly