School: Clochar na Trócaire (roll number 13381)
- Location:
- Killarney, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Aodán
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- (continued from previous page)good for tired and sore feet.
A spoon of bread soda in a glass of cold water is good for indigestion
The stocking that you take off your leg to be put around your neck is very good for a sore throat
- An old cure for warts was to rub the fasting spittle to it for nine mornings in succession.
A green cabbage leaf was a great cure for drawing boils.
When a person has a toothache to bathe the feet is a good cure for it as it changes the nerves.
Steal a raw piece of beef and be careful not to let anyone see you, then hide it under a stone for nine days
This is said to cure a wart.
