School: Harold (B.), Dalkey
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- Dalkey, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: M. Ó Maoláin
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Local Cures
There are many old cures in Dalkey.
Here is a cure for an ear-ache.
Get a piece of wool from a sheep and put a drop of Blessed Oil on it. Then heat it at the fire and then put it in your ear and it will cure your ear ache.
This is a cure for a bad cold.
Before going to bed at night make a good mug of black currant drink. But only put a tea spoon-ful of black currant jam in the mug. Then fill it up with hot water and let it cool off. Do that for two or three nights and your cold will(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Barnhill Road, Co. Dublin