School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)
- Location:
- Robertstown, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 224
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It is said that the seventh son of the family can cure a toothache.
If you had chilblains, get an onion and cut it in two halves. Bury one half and rub the other to the chilblains. when the onion withers, the chilblains will wither off your hand.
If you had a wart, get a stone and rub it to the wart.then get a bit of paper and roll the stone up in it and then throw it away, and whoever finds it will (Continues)(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nancy Conroy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
