School: Donore (roll number 6668)
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- Dún Uabhair, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Maighréad Nic Eóin
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- Mrs Margaret Mc Guinn
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- A Cure for Ringworm
Mix nine pence worth of quicksilver with some lard, and mix until the quicksilver has disappeared.Use as an ointment.
Sheila Fullam - A cure for a pain in the earIf you have no olive oil, melt some butter and put it on a piece of wadding and put it into the ear.Shiela Fullam
- Cures - A cure for ChilblainsBoil some pieces of the bark of an elm tree and bathe the feet in the water.Sheila FullamBee's wax mixed with olive oil will cure chilblains.P. Lennon
