School: Scoil an Chlochair, Cappamore
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Fionntán
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- (continued from previous page)months. It is smaller than the Common Snipe, and very different in it's habits. The Jack is, as a rule, a very solitary bird, lying very close, and rising silently and - unless shot at- seldom going far before alighting. When deep snow lies in patches on the ground, Jack Snipe sometimes show a tendancy to congregate. Several may be found within a few yards of each other in sheltered spots, bought together by the necessity of finding food where the snow has not covered the ground.
- To cure toothache, it is said to get a frog and to lick his back. If there are sores on a child's head roast cabbage leaves and put them up to the child's head, and it will be cured. Give milk to a ferret to drink and what he leaves, give it to a child to drink and it will cure the chin-cough.
If you had sores on your face go to a Holy Well and wash your face in the(continues on next page)
