School: St Brigid's, Castleknock
- Location:
- Castleknock, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: Mrs Thornton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 227
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - A roasted onion in a silk stocking is good for a sore throat.
Hot milk and stirabout is a sure for a pain in your stomach.
For a boil the juice of an elder stick is a cure.
A cure for a pain in your head is holy water in a white handkerchief. Story
“Once there was a minister living here....”
Once there was a minister living here with his two sons. He resinged afterwards.
He got a pair of trousers made. When the trousers were made he sent Paul up for them and coming home he put a plant in them.
When the minister saw the plant he knew there was going to be a death in the village and it was his wife that died shortly afterwards.