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School: Ballyhaise

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Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
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Thos. Plunkett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 256

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    13. Non-starchy food for Baby
    Cup of flour tied in a muslin cloth and boiled in a saucepan of water for four hours. Starch is scraped from outside and ball inside is powdered and prepared like cornflour.
    14. Chilblains
    1/ Wash made from a few handfuls of bran boiled in a few gallons of water.
    2/ Bathe in water in which celery has been boiled.
    15. Earache
    1/ A piece of roasted onion to be used as a wad (?) and placed in the ear.
    2/ A few lbs of salt heated on a pan and put in a bag and placed over the ear.
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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
    Rosaleen Johnston
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Drumliff, Co. Cavan