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School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)

Location:
Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Donnchadh Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 012

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  1. Riddles (continued)

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    frighten the crows? A Gun
    A riddle, a riddle, a farmers fiddle: Alive in the two ends and dead in the middle? A man ploughing.
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  2. Local Cures

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    The cure for a toothache long ago was to put a tobacco leaf into it, another cure was bread soda and salt mixed in water and put into the tooth every night before going to bed.
    The cure for the thrush is go to any person who never saw their father, they are able to cure it by breathing on it three times and do that three mornings in succession.
    The cure for a heartburn is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Catherine Conrick
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr James Conrick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Toureen, Co. Tipperary