School: Moyderwell Convent of Mercy (roll number 13530)

Location:: Moyderwell, Co. Kerry
Teacher:: Siúracha na Trócaire

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or tearing down the hill sides always carrying some poor cabin or haystack on its trail.

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Local Cures

Toothache. Pepper is supposed to cure this.
Earache. Black wool cures this.
Sore heads. Roasted cabbage leaves.
Inflamed mouth. The breath of the gander.
Hooping cough. Milk left in a vessel after a ferret drinking from it.
A stye in the eye. A gooseberry thorn is used to prod a stye or to rub a person's fasting spittle rubbed on it for nine mornings.
Warts. Washing soda.
Bleading. The leaf of the "slánlus".
Boil. A plaster of soap and sugar. The tongue of the fox was used to draw out a pin or a needle.

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