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School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)

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Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 106

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    A lot of cures were made long ago for sickness in the district. Some of the cures for sickness were made by burns whooping-coughs sprains measels and jaundic and many other things. A cure made for a burn was sheeps suet and bee's wax a prayer was said and the burn got better.
    A person with measels was put into a sweat and sweated The cure for whooping cough
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim