School: Rathmore, Tullow
- Location:
- An Ráth Mhór, Co. Cheatharlach
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 080
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- (continued from previous page)and it is used to cool the irons
- In olden times people would look for water cress to cure warts and for whooping cough the people would put the child under an asses legs. For ringworm sulphur and hogs lard. The cure for chilblains is forge water. The cure for the sty on the eye is goose-berry thorn. The cure for yellow jaundice is maggots and milk.
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- Collector
- Peg Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Ráth Mhór, Co. Cheatharlach
- The names of the wild birds found in our district are Blackbird Thrush Robbin Wren Stare Wagtail Swallow Corncrake Cuckoo Woodquest Waterhen Sparrow(continues on next page)
