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School: Ballymore (roll number 16569)

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Ballymore, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Sibéal Nic Eimhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0896, Page 229

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  1. Weather-Lore (continued)

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    Signs of fine weather
    Swallows flying high
    When the smoke goes up straight.
    Sky red in the morning.
    When there is a fog over a river.
    Joe Rothwell (13)
    Ballyregan, Ferns,
    Co. Wexford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Local Cures

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    Local cures.
    The people used to cough down a frog's throat when they had whooping cough in order to cure it.
    Honey is used to cure the thrush.
    When you drink water out of a holy well it is supposed to cure the toothache.
    Cold tea is supposed to cure sore eyes.
    When you crawl under an ass it is supposed to cure the whooping cough.
    The seventh son or daughter is supposed to have certain healing power.
    Goose grease is supposed to kill insects on horses legs.
    Joe Rothwell (13)
    Ballyregan, Ferns
    Co. Wexford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Rothwell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballyregan, Co. Wexford