School: Clonmellon (B.) (roll number 9500)
- Location:
- Clonmellon, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Ó Droighneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0725, Page 047
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- (continued from previous page)onion around the small part of the neck. Take it off when the soreness is gone.
ToothacheGet a piece of zinc and silver, put one on each side of the tooth and it will cure it.
Boils Take a dose of "Epsom Salts" and then put a few poultices of soap and sugar on it. After this it will burst. Then wash it and put powder on it.
- The Church-yard MeadowIt is so called because there is a churchyard in the field at Killua, Clonmellon, Co Westmeath
Mar's Field (Maher)A man named Maher used to own the field and he called it that name. It is situated at Moygrehan Athboy, Co. Meath.
The Billard FieldA man used to own a big estate at Rushbrook, Athboy. He divided it into small farms and each farm was called a name and this is one of them.
The Well FieldIt is so called because there is a well in it. It is in Clonmellon.(continues on next page)
