School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)
- Location:
- Clongeen, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brian Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 292
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- (continued from previous page)cough the frog takes it.
There is another cure for it also, give an ass bread, and whatever crumbs are left.To cure Chilblains they used to scoop out a potato and put salt into it, then put a small drop of water into it leave it for a while, until the salt melts and rub it on them
There is another cure for them also. Put lamp oil on the stocking and hold the stocking to the fire.Rib leaf crushed up and chewed will take away the heartburn.There is a woman in Raheen whose name is Mrs Walsh, she is able to cure ring-worm by rubbing a medal three times on the sore.
- Collector
- Thomas Bohanna
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loughnageer, Co. Wexford
