School: Drumcrave
- Location:
- Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0975, Page 248
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- There are several cures for the toothache. If you get a pig's tooth and sleep on it for a week you will not have toothache for a week. Another cure for the toothache is put poteen on a bit of cotton wool in and hold it there for a time you wont have toothache for a long time.
A cure for the sting of a nettle is to rub a docking on the sting and squeeze the juice on it, it is an instant cure.
- The cuckoo comes in April,
He sings his song in May,
In June he alters his tune,
In July he prepares to fly. - Collector
- Frank Mc Connell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cavan, Co. Cavan
