School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)
- Location:
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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- Consumption
To cure consumption they would collect black snails then they would cut them up and get about a pint of milk and put them into it. They would put them on the fire to boil. when they would be boiled they would drink the milk and throw away the snails.
Diphtheria
Diphtheria was cured by putting soap in hot water to melt. When it would(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Moroney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Dillon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 81
- Address
- Clonmel, Co. Tipperary