School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Fethard (roll number 8903)
- Location:
- Fethard, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Sr M. Agatha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0557, Page 325
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- (continued from previous page)Sores:
A lick from a dog is the best cure for sores.
Chapped Hands:
Goose grease is a good cure for chapped hands.
- A Sting of a Bee:
Cut an onion and rub it to the affected part of the body.
To Cure Burns:
Rub flour and oil to the burns.
Lick a hedgehog and then lick the burn.
Hold the burned part before the fire, immediately after it happens.
Warts:
Cut the warts with a blade and rub some weed like a chicken-weed to them. If the warts bleed they will spread but if they do not they will be cured.(continues on next page) - Informant
- Miss P. Byrne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killerk North, Co. Tipperary
