School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)
- Location:
- Baile an Chluinnigh, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: S. Ó Dúnlaing
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- (continued from previous page)feet was a cure for chilblains.Dog Bite
When a person got a bite from a dog, what the old people said would cure it, was to get a hair from the same dog and tie it around the cut.
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Sore throat
The cure for a sore throat is to put a woolly stocking around the neck, when going to bed.Stings
If you get a sting of a wasp or a bee, vinegar will take away the pain.Burns
If a person receives a burn, a leaf called a "sheep's ear", chopped up, and mixed with "hog's lard", will cure it. - Collector
- John Joe Dowling
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Corclach, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Many toys were made by the children in the country long ago, because they very seldom went into the towns, and toys were not manafactured to such an extent as they are now.
Boys made many things such as, tops, guns, whistles, bird-cradles, snares, bows & arrows, paper(continues on next page) - Collector
- Annette Dowling
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Baile an Chluinnigh, Co. Chill Chainnigh
