School: Srónaill (Shronell) (roll number 15008)

Location:: Shronell, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:: Liam Ó Catháin

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Old Cures (continued)

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pull them out.

2. Trush: The cures for thrush is Corleaves boiled in a half-pound of un salted lard.

3. Holy Wells: Pains or any one who was delicate they used to go to Malu-well.

4. Burns and scalds: The only cure for burns was a fern that was growing over wells.

5. Whooping Cough: The cure for (scalds) whooping cough was carrager moss.

6. Headaches: The cure for headaches was a pill.

7. Scalds: The cure for scald was pickle.

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The Hidden Treasure

In the year 1519 there was an old man by the name of Victor Maid who lived in Shronell. He had eighty thousand gold sovereigns and fifty pounds in sliver. He is buried in Shronell grave yard at the north-west side of it with ten led coffins under him. In the coffin under him he has the gold and in the upper coffin he has silver. His brother made many attempt to find it but every attempt he made he got a gold sovereign and he told him what to do with the money.

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