School: Ballinacliffy
- Location:
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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- It is said that the water a smith uses for cooling irons is a cure for warts. It is said that elder berries is a cure for rheumatism. You steep the berries in water and bathe the parts affected, with the water.
3rd February
The food a ferret leaves is a cure for the whooping cough. Goose-grease is a cure for a strained ankle or a sore chest. If you have a bad corn put a thin slice of fat meat to it.- Collector
- Billy Foxe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath