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School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)

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Monksland, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 232

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    say "sty sty keep clear of the eye and mind the prod of the gooseberry thorn".
    There is a cure for a sting of a nettle it is to rub the sting with a leaf called the "copper leaf" and it cures the sting in a few minutes.
    Nan Murphy
    Cooley Parish
    Carlingford
    Co. Louth
    Aged 14. seventh class
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nan Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cooley, Co. Louth