School: Athea (B.) (roll number 15685)
- Location:
- Athea, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Patrick McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0485, Page 236
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- Sty:-
(1) Rub the spittle to it after leaving bed in the morning.
(2) Bathe the eye in black tea.Warts:-
(1) If the person who has the warts accidently meets a hollowed stone containing water and rubs the water to the warts they disappear.
(2) Cut a potato in two and rub one part hard to the warts.
(3) Fill a bag with stones and throw it on the road. The person who picks up the bag will then have the warts.
A Burn:-
Rub soda and parafin oil immediately to the burned spot. Boils:- Hammer sugar into a powder. Then mix with soap and apply as a poultice to the boil.(continues on next page)
