School: Killeevan (roll number 14150)
- Location:
- Killeevan Glebe, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mrs Beggs
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 314
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- (continued from previous page)when it is boiled it will cure kidney trouble.
10. If we take the seed of a docking and make it like tea and drink it, it will cure a hard cough and the cold.
11. There was a woman named Mrs. Stutt of Ballynure, who cured the falling sickness with bergs.
12. If a person did wrong, such as polish his shoes on Sunday and make a vow not to do it any more he will never have a toothache.
13. If we give a ferret milk and whatever milk the ferret leaves give it to the child and it will cure the whooping cough.
14. Caustic burn off warts.
15. I often hear people say if we get an eel skin and lap it tight round a sprain it will cure it.
16. Cold tea will cure weak eyes.
17. Paraffin oil will cure a burn.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edith Crawford
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Killycoonagh, Co. Monaghan
