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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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    Sponk cures colds. Get some of the plants, wash them and boil them. Get 2 oz's of brown sugar and two lemons, cut up fine and boil them. After a half hour take it up and strain it, then bottle it, take one spoonful every morning.
    Dock Leaves
    Dock leaf is a cure for nettle stings. Rub the leaves on the blisters'
    lemons, lemons, lemons, dock leaves cure nettle stings
    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
    Elizabeth Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullacash North, Co. Kildare