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School: Carpenterstown (Templefanum) (roll number 5415)

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Carpenterstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mary Smyth
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0722, Page 112

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    and drank was another cure for colds. The mullan plant is good for consumption, kidney trouble and guitar. It is boiled in fresh milk and drank as a cure for asthma.
    The dandelion boiled in milk is taken as a cure for kidney trouble. Foxtongue is another remedy for kidney trouble. The foxglove is supposed to contain medicine which relieves pain also kidney trouble (urine).
    Marsh-mallow, is used for bathing a swoolen part.
    A dock-leaf is rubbed to a sting of a nettle to relieve the burning pain. A young dock leaf is also put to a cut to heal it.
    The blue bag was rubbed to the sting of a bee.
    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
    Helen Cooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carpenterstown, Co. Westmeath