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School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)

Location:
Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 147

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    Toothache
    Cured by visiting the seventh son- by rubbing tooth with a frog's paw, or a dead person's tooth.
    Cough
    Cured by a woman who did not change her name when getting married. If you ate the bread which she makes it is supposed to cure the whooping cough. Fairy flax us supposed to cure it also.
    Warts
    Cured by rubbing a black snail across the warts, by visiting a holy well- by putting as many stones in a
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Meaton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    39
    Occupation
    Teacher