School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: John Burke
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Bad Chest. To drink dandelion milk would cure a bad chest.
Sore eyes. To wash sore eyes in barnacle water it would cure them.
Sty. To stick a gooseberry thorn in a sty it would cure it.
Toothache. To chew a frog's leg would cure a toothache.
Bad Stomach. To chew blackberry leaves would cure a bad stomach.
Pennyleaves would cure cuts.
Clay would stop blood.
Pig's blood would bure boils.
To touch a sore ear with a smacker leaf it would cure it.
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