School: Baile Idir Dhá Abhainn (roll number 13196)
- Location:
- Riverstown, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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- (continued from previous page)A cup of water and a few spoonfuls of salt is good for toothache.
A potato is supposed to cure a burn. - There is a fable told by old people, that if you promise to abstain from meat on Wednesdays the toothache will vanish. Also it is said that if you find water in a stone without looking for it, this water is very good for warts.
Sulpher and salts is very good for purifying the blood. Salt and water is very good for reducing a swelling. The seventh son or daughter in succession has the cure of the ring worm. Old people say, that if you(continues on next page)