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School: Ballyjamesduff Convent

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Sr. Mary Theresa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 086

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    Dandelion is a good medicine for heart failure
    Bore - tree is a good cure for meningites
    Ivy - leaves are good for the kidneys.
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    Local Cures
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    In olden times people had different remedies for their ailments from those they have now - a - days. A posthumous child was said to have the cure of the dirty mouth. Boiled snails were taken as a remedy for the jaundice. A live frog swallowed by a person suffering from the ague was supposed to relieve immediately. People suffering from the mumps were led round the stable by reins and were
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English