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School: Paddock, Mountrath (roll number 13173)

Location:
Paddock, Co. Laois
Teacher:
A. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 094

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    CHIN COUGH; To eat a piece of home made bread given by a married couple whose names were the same before they were married.
    CHILBLAINS; Fat bacon. Colourless Iodine. Mustard.
    YELLOW JAUNDICE; The water of boiled black button roots.Ass's milk
    Honey and Charcoal.
    Rheumatism; The water from boiled ash tree leaves. To rub with camphorated whiskey. To take a small amount of glauber salts every morning.
    CORNS; The water of boiled Ivy. Fat bacon.
    SORE EYES; Cold tea. Solution of sulphate of Zinc.
    KIDNEY DISEASE; A drink made form dandelions.
    LUMBAGO; Lie in bed and iron the back with a hot iron.
    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
    Pupils Paddock N.S.