School: Ardfinnan (B.), Cahir (roll number 16077)
- Location:
- Ardfinnan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: W. J. Nugent
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0571, Page 209
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- (continued from previous page)Groundsel - cures a sore that comes from itself
- Brown paper is dipped in a solution of saltpetre and this is called touch. Old people used to bring, flint, steel, and touch, in their pockets and when they wanted to light their pipes or cigarettes they used to hit the flint with the steel and this used to produce a spark.
Saltpetre is used to cure pork. - Within a mile of the village of Ardfinnan there is the ruins of a church surrounded by a churchyard called Lady's Abbey.When Queen Elizabeth's soldiers were reported to be in Waterford(continues on next page)
