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School: Thomastown Convent (roll number 16028)

Location:
Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
An tSr M. Lelia
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    every disease.
    To crawl under a donkey's legs is a cure for whooping cough. Most herbs are good for indigestion such as the dandelion, nettle and water-cress.
    Bread and water poultices are good for a bile, and a linseed meal poultice was used for a whitle.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Beck
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mrs Beck
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny