School: St. Brigid's (B.) (roll number 12925)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M. Gúld
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- The cure for curing warts is the juice of dandelions.
The cure for curing ear-ache is castor oil heated.
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- John Walshe
- Gender
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- Cures
A cure for a toothache is to put some mustard in the hole of a tooth.
To draw a sting of a bee or a wasp the best thing to do is to chew a dock-leaf and put it on the sting with a bandage on it.
To stop your nose from bleeding put a cold stone on your forehead.
To cure a sprain put it under the tap and let water flow on it.
