School: Carron / Carthan (roll number 7573)
- Location:
- Carran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Muirthille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0616B, Page 22_038
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- (continued from previous page)Why is new milk like dancing
ans because it makes the calfes strong.
- To jump into a bunch of nettles is a cure for rhumatism.
To say the Lord have mercy on the poor souls, is a cure for a pain in a tooth.
To drink Turkey weed is another cure for Rhumatism.
To lie down on the floor is a cure for a pain on the back.
Cure for Warts
To go around them three times with a match.
Cure for cuts
To lick the blood or let a dog lick it. - Collector
- Caitlin Ní Uaitinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Poulanine, Co. Clare
