School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)
- Location:
- Shronell, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0580, Page 202
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- (continued from previous page)grass for two hours and mix it with a naggin of turpentine is supposed to be a good cure for tethers. Some people say a cure for headaches is the juice of a lemon in tea, more people say to put (a) out a scarf on St. Bridgets eve.People say iodine is a cure for (for) boils. Salt and water is good for cuts. A roasted onion is a good cure for soar throats, another old cure is hot water. People say the seventh son or the seventh daughter in succession has curing power.
- There was once upon a time a man who went into a shop and asked for a pancake. When he was a long time waiting he asked "Will the pancake be long." the shopkeeper answered No it will be round."One day a shopkeeper in Dublin asked his boy, "Did you sweep out the shop today." The boy answered. I swept out the dirt but I left the shop there.
- Collector
- Julia Nash
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shronell, Co. Tipperary
