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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 01_016

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    29th September 1938
    Local Cures
    A Burn
    a cure for a burn in the olden times was to get linseed oit and lime and mix them up togehter and get a guill and print it and put lent on.
    A cure for sore eyes
    A cure for sore eyes was to make some tea and pour it out on the saucer and leave it to cool and get a small bit of cotton wool and put it in the tea and rub it to
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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
    Nellie Sweetman
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Sweetman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary