School: Paulstown (B.) (roll number 8244)
- Location:
- Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máirtín Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 151
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- (1) For whooping cough - to get bread in a house where two of the one name are married and give it to child, or to give a piece of bread to an ass and let the child eat the crumbs that fall and let him out under the ass or - To get a frog and let the child like it. Put the frog into a bottle and let her die and when she dies the cough disappears.(2) Chilblains - Beet.(3) Pain in the knee - Marshmallow.(4) Sty in your eye - a Gold ring or a gooseberry thorn pointed in your eye and whilst pointing repeat certain words.(5) Boils - Garlic, snails(6) Warts - a little well of water in a stone to rub it on and say "In the name of the Father, son, and Holy Ghost". Or wart-weed for warts(continues on next page)
