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School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

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Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Colmcille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0735, Page 120

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    Lettuce
    Lettuce is a cure if a person does not sleep well. It should be eaten raw.
    Raw Onions
    Raw Onions rubbed on chilblains will cure them. If raw onions eaten the last thing at night they will make the person who eats them sleep.
    Water-Cress
    Water Cress eaten raw before gong to bed will purify the blood. A dinner of young nettles will also purify the blood. Dandelion boiled and taken will purify the blood.
    Black Currants
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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
    Nellie O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmore, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Maurice Murtagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonmore, Co. Westmeath