School: Ballinlough (roll number 9238)
- Location:
- Ballinlough Big, Co. Meath
- Teacher: P. Mac Domhnaill
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- (continued from previous page)Whooping CoughGet a red string and tie it round the neck of the person that has the disease. The string must be got from the God-father of the person.Go to the corn mill and the miller will give you meal. Boil the meal and eat it and you will be cured.Soar ThroatPut salt in a stocking and tie it round your neck keep it there till it is better.StingGet a dock leaf and rub it to a sting of a nettle keep it there till it is better.ToothacheRub jeye's fluid to the gum and it will cure it.
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- Collector
- Eugene Masterson
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kingsmountain, Co. Meath