School: Ballinamore (B.) (roll number 2820)
- Location:
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Heslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 187
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- A cure for to stop a bleedingJesus was born in Bethlehem.
Baptised in the River Jordan,
He commanded the water stop.
And the water stood,
And by His will and Holy name.
I command the blood to do the same.
In honour of Our Lord who was crucified on the Cross.A cure for Rheumatism.Mix a glass of turpentine, a glass of ammonia and a glass of sweet-oil together and rub well into the affected part
- Get a pen or a pencil and write your name round the wildfire without lifting your pen or pencil and in a few days the wildfire will be gone.
- Collector
- Francis Michael Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloverhill or Corglass, Co. Leitrim
