School: St. Brigid's (B.) (roll number 12925)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M. Gúld
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- If you had an ear ache lie on the sore ear and the pain would go away.
If you had a head ache put a cold stone to your head and the pain would go away.
A cure for a tooth ache is to mix a little piece of salt and bread and it would ease the pain. - A cure for measles is sheep's manure.
A cure for the diarrhoea is briar leaves boiled on milk.
A cure for a burn is to rub bread soda and buttermilk on it.
A cure for a toothache is to put a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Philip Sinnott
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