School: Naomh Pádraig, Knockvicar

Location:
Knockvicar, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 481

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    (42) Pluck dandelion leaf, dry it, chop it and take it with olive oil. 43. Drink buttermilk to which soda has been added.
    Weak lungs: 44 Carrageen Moss and Diliux boiled on milk.
    Rheumatism. (45) Eat nettles. 46. Rub goose grease on the affected part. Drink the water in which the leaves of an ash has been boiled
    Rose: 48 Poultice of unsalted butter and .......
    Kidney trouble. 49 Drink the milk in which the Golden Rod has been boiled.
    Colds. 50 Dock-leaves, collected between the two Lady Days and boiled on milk. 51 "Gluf" boiled on milk.
    Stop bleeding: 52 cobweb or moss.
    Fresh cut. 53 Salt.
    Reduce Swelling: 54 Chicken weed
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
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