School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)
- Location:
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
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- (continued from previous page)moment. The farmer turned to the woman and said how was it that his horse dropped dead. And she said "no wonder" for there was a ton weight in each her hands and feet. She said only for his kindness she would kill himself. She said she was put there to drain the trough with a thimble for being unkind to her parents. So it is said the priest put her out to the Dead Sea.
- How to cure whooping cough pass the child through three times over and under a donkey's foal, and donkey's milk, and milk left over after a ferret after feeding to use.
Unsalted butter is good for a burn also sweet oil and Roche lime is good for a burn.
And for a sore throat, sliced onion in a covered vessel left over night with a coating of sugar between the slices when dissolved the liquid is drank.
Boiled dandelion allowed to simmer over the fire for an hour cures nervous trouble.
In March eat three meals of nettles as a precaution against(continues on next page) - Collector
- William Beston
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Beston
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
