School: Aughrim (B.)

Location:
Aughrim, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Hoichir

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and after a short time the pain will go away. The best cure for cramp is to put a ball of camphor in the bed with you and after some time the cramps will go away. If you get a (dock) bad sting of a nettle get a dock leaf and hold it on the sting and after a while the sting will stop paining you. Another good cure for boils is to fill a whiskey bottle full of hot water and put that over the boil and give a quick pull so that the boil will fall off in a minute's time.

Collector
Liam Byrne
Gender
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Address
Aughrim, Co. Wicklow
Language
English