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School: Creatlach (B.)

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Cratloe, Co. Clare
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0597, Page 097

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    Sone people think that there is now use in weeds or herbs, but if they knew the use that could be made out of them, they would not have to send for the. Doctor at all.
    The old people always used those herbs as cures for diseases.
    Some of those cures are as follows, if a person got a burn of a nettle, a cure for it is a dock-leaf rubbed to it.
    A cure for rheumatism is this, cumpfrey boiled and the juice rubbed to the place where the rheumatism is,
    A cure for a cold is garlic boiled, and the juice drank.
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    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
    Thomas Lee
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    10
    Address
    Ballymorris, Co. Clare