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School: Lubhghortán (Lowertown), Scoil Mhuire (roll number 4172)

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Lowertown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Mhathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 319

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    boiled the bark of the popular tree, and the water cured them.
    Wounds -: The bark of the elm tree was put on wounds to heal them.
    Rheumatic Fever -: The water from the bark of the willow tree was a cure for Rheumatic fever.
    Sores and piles -: The water from the boiled bark of the hazel tree cured sores and piles.
    Coughs -: Coughs were cured by drinking the water in which clover was boiled.
    Ulcers -: The juice of the stem of a lily flower was a cure for internal ulcers.
    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
    Patricia Sheehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rossbrin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Barrett
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Lowertown, Co. Cork