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School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

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Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 270

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    A certainn person in this district is supposed cure ring-worm, and there is also a woman who is supposed to have the power of curing heart trouble.
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  2. Local Cures

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    A cure for Whooping Cough is to go out under an ass foal three times. To put your foot under the falls of a river where the froth flows is a cure for a sprained foot. A cure for Jaundice is to drink plenty of lemon and orange juice. A cure for warts is if you are going through the fields and if you see a
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Fallathurteen, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr John Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Fallathurteen, Co. Sligo