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School: Killadangan (roll number 4854)

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Killadangan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bean Uí Domhnaill
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    Here is a cure for a cold, get the tops of young nettles and wash them in boiling water, and boil them in a clean pot. Leave them to boil for an hour, then lift them and strain the juice in a bowl, Put an egg cup of glauber salt, a spoonful of barroway seeds, and a half glass of whisky in the juice, and take a cup of this syrup every night going to bed, and your cold will be better.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. colds (~62)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maud Gannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Mayo