School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)
- Location:
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 029
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- Bessie Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Davy Cosgrave
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
- Some old cures are living around the district still some of them are as follows:-
For a headache to tie a handkerchief around the forehead and to keep it tight till it goes away. If the nose starts to bleed get the key of a door and put it on the back and it will stop. A cure for warts is to go to a mile stone and if there is water in the hole that is in(continues on next page)
