School: Beglieve
- Location:
- Beglieve, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Brigid Duffy
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- For a sore throat roast salt on a pot lid put in a stocking and tie round the throat.
For a sprained ankle boil chicken weed, make into a poultice and apply very hot to the wounded part.
For a strengthening tonic the people boiled dandelion, strained it, and added sugar and milk. This drink was known as dandelion tea and was considered very good. For measles "nettle tea" was made. Some people used the leaves, while(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kitty Lynch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Beglieve, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs M. Mc Cabe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 85