School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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    Yellow Jaundice
    A cure for yellow jaundice was the bark of the logan tree which was to be boiled down and drained and the water left to be taken daily.
    Whitlows
    To cure a whitlow they filled a bottle with very hot water and placed the finger on which the whitlow was in the neck of the bottle until the whitlow was drown.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Mackey
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr F. Mackey
    Gender
    Male