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School: Cartrún

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Cartronavally, Co. Roscommon
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Cáit, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0230, Page 202

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    Local cure for ringworm
    The ancient people of my locality had many old cures for certain diseases.
    They did not go to doctors if it were possible for them to cure the diseases them selves. This was an old cure which they had for Ringworm.
    This was usually taken by cattle but often times people took it.
    If the seventh son or daughter was born to any parents, the child at the age of three days was given four blood worms. Three in the right hand
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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)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. ringworm (~99)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Guihern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Timpaun, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Beirne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Timpaun, Co. Roscommon