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School: The Spa, Tráighlí

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Spa, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Ml. Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 342

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    Long ago a sore throat was cured. When a man would get a sore throat long ago, they used to cure it by putting a stocking around the neck of the sick person before going to bed.
    When a person got a pain in his stomach, he used to spit in a stone and put in down on another stone, then he would stand for a couple of minutes and the pain would go away.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maurice Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyheige, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    James Fitzgerald
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyheige, Co. Kerry