School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 281
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- (continued from previous page)When she was about half away home a big black dog jumped up behind the car.
She shook the bottle and the dog disappeared. She kept the bottle until she came home and when she came home she shook the bottle on her father and he was cured in a few days.
After that he never got a pain until he died.
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“There is a herb growing on the side of walls...”
There is an herb growing on the side of walls
It is used for curing the chin cough
It is a flower with a long stem and a white top.
First it is washed and cleaned
Then it is let boiled for six hours
It is strained and the juice is put into a bottle It is left up for a week It taken before the breakfast(continues on next page)