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School: Newtownmountkennedy

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Newtown Mountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Caoilte
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0928, Page 045

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    Strains in limbs.
    Pulp chickweed and rub it on the affected spot before the fire. The pulp will sink in as fast as it is put on.
    Yellow Jaundice.
    Boil bog bane in pure milk and take at certain times.
    Ringworm.
    Write the word ringworm with ink in a circle round it and it will keep it from spreading.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English