School: Tashinny, Colehill (roll number 10223)
- Location:
- Taghshinny, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Annie Trimble
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- (continued from previous page)arm is tie a black band round the wrist, (the band must be black).
People say if you tie a horse hair tightly around a wart it will cut it off.
- arm is tie a black band round the wrist, (the band must be black).
People say if you tie a horse hair tightly around a wart it will cut it off.
If you have warts the people say to get wart weed and put it on the warts and it will cure them.
A cure for a cold is to boil butter-milk and when it is boiling put pepper on it and drink it.
If your nose is bleeding get a good big cloth and wet it in spring water and hold it to your nose for ten minutes and it will stop it from bleeding. Another cure for a bleeding nose is to take a m0uthful of cold water and swallow it and then take another and keep it in your mouth for a little while and then spit it out again and your nose will stop bleeding. - Collector
- Iris Little
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Agharra, Co. Longford
