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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 02_014

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    29 th Sept. 1938.
    Local Cures.
    In olden times people had their own cures for their ailments. If they had a tooth ache, they would put a frog in the mouth and when the frog would squeal three times the tooth-ache would be cured.
    And for a head-ache they put St Brigid's band on the forehead and leave it on until the pain
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Casey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary