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School: Drumcoghill

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Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
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Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 279

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    For Dropsy (1) Horse Radish, Butcher's Broom, & Rose Noble - stew and drink the liquid.
    2. Asse's milk to drink.
    For Boils: Orange Lily roots boiled and made into a poultice. Apply to the boil and sometimes - if it is nearly ripe - will cause the boil to burst in a few hours.
    or Half a glass of bad whiskey.
    For Kidney Trouble:- Stew Parsley. drink the tea 3 times a day.
    Diarrhoea:- Blackberry Wine. 2. Brier leaves.
    Wasting (or Diarrhoea also)
    Leaces of Briar, Black thorn, W. thorn, Black Sally, Oak, Ash, Boil all together.
    Give in doses to cattle according to age &c.
    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
    Mrs A. Montgomery
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Corr, Co. Cavan