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School: Mathghamhnach (C.) (roll number 11423)

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Mahoonagh, Co. Limerick
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Bríd Nic Arailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0489, Page 169

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    cured.
    Another cure for warts was to seek on a bridge a stone with a hollow containing water & wash the warts in this water.
    Three meals of nettles eaten before the 1st of May kept people free from diseases or ailments for the rest of the year. The juice of sorrel leaf cured sore mouth. The juice of boiled dock leaves rubbed to boils cured them.
    Water in which potatoes were boiled kept for three days then re-boiled, cured swollen legs when bathed in it.
    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
    Nellie Cagney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fawnlehane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Daniel Cagney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fawnlehane, Co. Limerick