School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 16_010

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  1. Mary Daniels 29th Se[t', 1938.
    Local Cures.
    In olden times people found herbs in the fields to cure their ailments.
    Toothache.
    To cure tootheache people used to put a frog in their mouth and when the frog used squeal three times they used take it out and the pain used go. Yes people who had faith used to go to Holy Wells
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Daniels
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Miss Annie Daniels
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary