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School: Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13563)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 270

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    Pull bog-bine in the beginning of March and boil it and drink a cup full of the juice every morning before breakfast during the month of March is a means of purifying the blood.
    Water cress which grows in fresh water or running streams is a cure for stomach trouble.
    Boglas grows in soft marshy places. Chopped and mixed with boiled oatmeal is a cure for stone-bruises or festered wounds.
    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
    Bridget Mullins
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Boyce
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mulnamin Beg, Co. Donegal