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School: St Brigid's Convent, Mountrath (roll number 13343)

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Mountrath, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr. Aquinas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 173

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    the chest.
    Ink is an old time remedy for ringworm.
    Old Mrs Walsh R.I.P. of Woodbrook cured ringworm with a blessed ring. Mrs Bennet, Derrycon R.I.P. cured wildfire and ringworm with a blessed ring.
    To cure Chilblains, bathe them in about two pints of water in which parsnips were boiled, to which is added one tablespoonful of Alum.
    Hot Fermentations for gumboils, boils etc.
    Use the water in which Camomile flowers, Poppyheads are stewed.
    Tradition has it that the refuse of flax known as "Borrack" and supposed to be the bed on which the Blessed Virgin rested in the grotto, is a cure for various diseases.
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    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
    Patsy Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois