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School: Hackettstown (2)

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Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Anna Seabrooke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 499

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    added to it, and the liquid is put in a bottle.
    A wine glass every morning is considered very efficacious for pimples, and for cleansing the blood.
    Measles - There is an old remedy for measles. People gather nettles in a clean place, and put them in a saucepan to boil.
    Then strain the juice. Then there is flour blended and it is added to the broth and the patient drinks it.
    It is used to bring out the measles.
    Violet Seabrooke
    Material obtained from:-
    Mrs O'Gorman,
    Hacketstown,
    Co. Carlow.
    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
    Violet Seabrooke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs O' Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hacketstown, Co. Carlow