School: Birr (St. Brendan's)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teachers: S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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- Boils. Get a bottle and fill it with boiling water and then pour out the water, at the same time preventing the air from entering the bottle. Place the mouth of the bottle firmly over the boil and it will draw out any matter that is in it.E. Gilmartin from Mrs. Gilmartin, Main St, Birr.
- Collector
- E. Gilmartin
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Mrs Gilmartin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- CoughCut an onion into slices, and put brown sugar between them. Put it in a jar with a lid on it and leave it there for two days and then take a spoonful of the syrup three times a day.E Gilmartin,
- Sore Throat(1) Get a handful of new hay and boil it in two cups of water for about an hour. Then drink some of the water in which it is boiled.E. Gilmartin(2) Rub goose grease on the sore throat when going to bed.P Mellsop from John Mellsop, Mill St, Birr.
- (2) Rub goose grease on the throat when going to bed.P. Mellsop from John Mellsop, Mill St, Birr.
- Bad HeartDrink some medicine made(continues on next page)
