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School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)

Location:
Fraine, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 084

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    Sty:-
    Get ten gooseberry thorns and point nine of them to the sty and throw the tenth one away
    Whooping cough:-
    Get a piece of bread from a person who is married and did not change her sur name.
    Go under a donkey three times. If you find God's horse without looking for it and tie it round neck until he is withered.
    Chilblains:-
    Rub a raw onion to them.
    Corn:-
    Rub the head of a match on it
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máirín Ní Bhrógáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Higginstown, Co. Meath