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Castleknock, Co. Dublin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0790, Page 227

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  1. Olden Times (continued)

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    sun. They wore no hats only shoes on their heads and they wore no shoes except when going into Chapel.
    When a hen sits in front of you cackling, there some one in the house going to die.
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  2. Cures

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    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.
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  3. Story

    “Once there was a minister living here....”

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Stokes
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    10
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Plunkett
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 70
    Address
    Castleknock, Co. Dublin