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School: Drumcoghill

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Drumcoghill Lower, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Iomaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0982, Page 281

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    Blackheads. When people are cutting a meadow they often leave a corner containing these. Or they pluck a quantity of them and hang them up in a safe place. These when stewed make a good cough cure for horse, or cow.
    Orange Lily Roots boiled made into a Poultice.
    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
    Mrs A. Montgomery
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Corr, Co. Cavan