School: St. Brigid's (B.) (roll number 12925)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M. Gúld
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0880, Page 070
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- (continued from previous page)The cure for lightness in your head is to put your head on a cold window.
- A cure for a pain in your throat is to put a stocking with a roasted potato in it to your neck.
A cure for the toothache is to wash your mouth with Bread soada an water.
If you want to stop your nose from bleeding you would put a stone on your forehead.
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- Collector
- Peter Hynes
- Gender
- Male
