School: Ballinlough (roll number 9238)

Location:: Ballinlough Big, Co. Meath
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Whooping Cough Get a red string and tie it round the neck of the person that has the disease. The string must be got from the God-father of the person. Go to the corn mill and the miller will give you meal. Boil the meal and eat it and you will be cured. Soar Throat Put salt in a stocking and tie it round your neck keep it there till it is better. Sting Get a dock leaf and rub it to a sting of a nettle keep it there till it is better. Toothache Rub jeye's fluid to the gum and it will cure it.
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Toothache
Fill your mouth with water and hold it to the fire till it boils.
Warts
Get a frog and rub it to the warts. Then put it on the bushes. Whenever the frog dies away the warts will go also

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