School: Clonshough
- Location:
- Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: C. Ní Bhroin
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- Local Cures. A cure for a sprain is, boil marshmallow and bathe the sprain with the water of the marshmallow. A sure for a toothache is either lick a frog or chew tobacco. Collected by Matt McGuiness, Belcamp, Raheny, Co. Dublin. 8-4-38. If you put a piece of straw on a wart it will cure it. If you lick a frog it will cure a toothache. If you creep under anass about three times it will cure the Chicken Pock. Collected by Charles Hoysted, Clonshough, Santry, Co Dublin. 4-4-38
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- Matt Mc Guinness
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Belcamp, Co. Dublin
- If you put a piece of straw on a wart it will cure it.
If you lick a frog it will cure a toothache.
If you creep under an ass about 3 times it will cure the chicken pock.
Collected by Charles Hoysted, Clonshough, Santry, Co. Dublin, 4.4.38.