School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)
- Location:
- Killasona, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 438
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- (continued from previous page)or brandy to each pint of liquid, put into bottles, cork at once and keep in a cool dry place 'till required'. A wine glass taken every morning fasting is considered very good for those suffering from asthma or bronchitis or any chest trouble. This is also considered very good in case of a cold.
Another cure for a cold is to simmer one pound of flax-seed in water until reduced to a pulp, then add the juice of two lemons, and one quarter lb of sugar - a - candy, then bottle and take a dessert spoonful three times a day. It is considered an extremely reliable cure in case of colds or any bronchial trouble.
A sure for swelling on head or ear-collect the hay-seed and clover leaved which remain in the manger in the morning after the cattle's night fodder. Put into a muslin(continues on next page)
