School: Dangan (roll number 7352)
- Location:
- Dangan (King), Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Thomas O' Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0254, Page 316
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- (continued from previous page)Cure for a Head-ache
Bathe the feet in very hot water, and then tie a tight band round the head.
Cure for warts
Rub a black snail on the warts, and then hang the snail on a bush to die, while the snail dies, the warts rot.
Cure for Heart-burn
To drink butter-milk with soda.
- Poets
The Irish people from even the most remote ages were famous for their love of songs and poems, especially the songs of his or her own district.
In Kilmore in the County Roscommon there dwelt a man named Hanly. This man composed a great many songs about Kilmore and places around it. In one of his songs he speaks of a famous racing mare which was owned by John O Beirne. The song is as follows : -
O Beirne's Mary Ann
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You talk about race horses that won in(continues on next page) - Collector
- Dolly Stritch
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballagh, Co. Roscommon
