School: Tang (roll number 8037)
- Location:
- Tang, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Ó Caisil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0746, Page 546
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- (continued from previous page)son named Anthony Grourke residing at Keel one mile east of Ballymahon cured several people afflicted with a disease called Ring-worm. The person afflicted had to visit him three times. On Monday,Thursday,and the following Monday three occasions.
Tooth-Ache - Mix butter with soot and then apply to the bad tooth.
Whooping-Cough - In olden times children afflicted with whooping cough were put in and out under a donkey three times.
Sore-Throat - Put roasted salt into a wollen stocking and tie round the neck going to bed this also apply to a sprained ankle.
Ear-Ache - Put a small roasted onion to the ear securing it with a bandage.
- Collector
- Michael Conlon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Mr Michael Conlon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathmore, Co. Longford
