School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Br. Abban O' Donoghue
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  1. A drink of water - N. Giles
    Hold your breath - P. Mathews
    Blow into a brown bag - M. Murray
    Spit on your hand and put your hand under your knee - G Doherty
    Eat a pinch of salt - G Duignan
    Hold pulse while saying three H Marys - H Donnellan
    Get someone to give you a fright
    Hold your breath and with top of fingers of each hand alternately open and close both ears.
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  2. 3 pinches flour and blessed it 3 times with holy water and put on affected part in the name of the Trinity - Mrs Austen
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