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School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)

Location:
Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 043

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    In the olden days the people used to day if you had a sore eye to pour cold tea into it and if you had a cold the people in Donegal used to take hot milk with pepper in it.
    They say black snails are good for warts but you are not supposed to go out with the intention of looking for them
    Also water in a hollow of a stone and rub on for five mornings and these are not to be looked for
    Bleeding from the nose - put a cold stone or key to the back of the neck
    Burns - put baking soda immediately
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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
    Eileen Cahill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois