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School: St Brigid's, Castleknock

Location:
Castleknock, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Thornton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 223

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    Cures
    For a cut
    Rub paraffin oil into the cut to prevent septic.
    For lumps in the neck
    Roast a large potato and break and put it each side of the neck as hot as you can bear it.
    For whooping cough
    Pass the child nine times under and over a mare ass.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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