School: Tomhaggard
- Location:
- Teach Moshagard, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Riain
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- Gun powder and ink applied to ringworm will cure it.
A cure for hichup, think of the host and chald and take a deep breath, and the hichup will go away.
A cure for toothache; get some cold water in your mouth and sit on a hot range till it boils and then the toothache will go.
A cure for warts; count the number of warts in your mouth and sit on a hot range till it boils and then the toothache will go.
A cure for warts; count the number of warts and get a small stone for each wart. Place the stone sin a small bag and put them on the road. Whoever finds them is supposed to get the warts.- Collector
- Phyllis Codd
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Ghráinseach, Co. Loch Garman