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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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    29th Sept. 1938
    Local Cures
    Warts. Get a dandelion and rub the milk of it to the warts and it will cure them.
    Sting of a wasp.
    Get a small bit of blue and rub it to the sting and it will cure it.
    Sore throat. Roast a piece of salt and put it into a woollen stocking and wrap it round the neck and it will cure it.
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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
    Maureen O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs B. O' Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary