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Kilsaran, Co. Louth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0670, Page 105

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    who has the chin-cough a peice of bread or a biscuit to eat. This must be done for a couple of days and after the child eats it the cough gets better.
    Tansey is a green weed, but it does not grow wild everywhere. You will seldom get it anywhere. There is a cure in it for a pain in the stomach. You must get the plant and boil it until every drop of juice is extracted. It is hard to take it, but when you do take it, you find the benefit of it.
    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
    Ainglín Ní Dhubhdaill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilsaran, Co. Louth