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School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin

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Davidstown, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Róisín Bhreathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0915, Page 105

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    Long ago, there were no doctors as there are to-day, and so it was that the people had to make remedies for their own ailments.
    But the people at that time were much stronger than they are now-a-days.
    Long ago, herbs were the principal cure for most ailments.
    A pain in the ear. was cured with three drops of sap from a sprout of ash, placed in the fire to heat, and then put in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Lambert
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolamaddra, Co. Wicklow