School: Dunshaughlin
- Location:
- Dún Seachlainn, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Eibhlis Cogan
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- Mary Mc Loughlin
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- Female
- 1. Celery seed boiled and strained will cure rheumatism
2. Spanish onions sliced sprinkled with Demerara sugar left overnight form a syrup which cures coughs.
3. Scraped carrots sliced and boiled and made into a poultice are used as a cure for asthma
4. Dandelion tea is used as a tonic for the blood
5. Carrageen moss when washed and boiled is good for the lungsInformation collected by Ita Murray Dunshaughlin from