School: Cill Cholmáin, Shanagolden (roll number 4014)
- Location:
- Kilcolman, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chriobáin
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- Local Cures(Another version)I wonder do many of the old time cures still exist. In times of sickness does our people disregard them. Do they no longer believe in the cures which the old people used. Apparently not, judging by the large number of people who have recourse to doctors drugs. perhaps we of the present generation are too up to date to believe in the old-fashioned cures. Yet there are many old people to-day who will tell you how wonderful those cures were. Yes they often succeeded where doctors failed. I will just describe to you a few of them.Caraway seeds were used to relieving flatulence and stomach disorders and children's ailmentsThe bogbean was very valuable for rheumatism and skin diseases
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Blackberry leaves were used for diarrhoea and dysentery.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Teermore, Co. Limerick