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School: Summerville (roll number 622)

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Summerville, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
John Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0652, Page 65

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    boil them in milk it would cure the chin cough.
    Bad Chest. To drink dandelion milk would cure a bad chest.
    Sore eyes. To wash sore eyes in barnacle water it would cure them.
    Sty. To stick a gooseberry thorn in a sty it would cure it.
    Toothache. To chew a frog's leg would cure a toothache.
    Bad Stomach. To chew blackberry leaves would cure a bad stomach.
    Pennyleaves would cure cuts.
    Clay would stop blood.
    Pig's blood would bure boils.
    To touch a sore ear with a smacker leaf it would cure it.
    Cinnseatan boiled is given to horses for kidney trouble
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