School: Naomh Peadar, Droichead Átha (roll number 11072)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: S. Mac Maoláin
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- If you put cream on sore lips it will cure them,
For ringworm put tobacco on it & it will cure it.
To cure chilblains get a turnip & olive oil and put the juice of the turnip & the olive oil on the chilblains.
- Collector
- Nora Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- When one had chilblains one should rub a piece of onion on them, or else steep them in cold water that has salt in it for about 10 minutes
If one has toothache one should suck cloves for it will cure the pain greatly.
When one gets stung with a nettle one should get a "docken" leaf & rub it on the sting saying:- "Docken, docken, in and out
Take the sting of the nettle out.To cure a sty in the eye rub a gooseberry over it.
