School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)
- Location:
- Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máirtín Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 161
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- To cure sore eyes bathe them with Boracic Powder and hot water or cold tea.
To cure warts put your fasting spit on the wart every morning for nine mornings.
To cure a sprained foot put bran and hot water on a piece of cloth and put it on the foot.
To cure a lump or swelling caused by a stroke of a stick or something of that nature get a cold stone and put it to the lump immediately.
- Collector
- Patrick Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Patrick Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 34
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny
- To make a spin top get a big thread-spool with the thread used of it. Cut one end of the spool in the shape of a point. Then put a peice of strong stick down in the hole of the spool. Having this done(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edward Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mr J. Lee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Kilkenny
