School: Grangeford, Tullow

Location:
Grangeford, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Leanne Doyle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0907, Page 268

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    couple of hours then strain and drink the milk.
    A cure for the Whooping Cough in olden times and was considered to be a very good one was an herb known as Crane's Bill. Boil on new milk for one hour. Strain and add a small quantity of sugar.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Meta Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grangeford, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Bernard Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grangeford, Co. Carlow
  3. In a place known as the "Crab Lane" which led down to a little house in Busherstown there lived an old woman named Anne Nolan. She died about 100
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