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School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

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Cill Iúráin, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 10_023

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    Long ago the people had no doctors. They made up cures for pains, wounds, and sicknesses themselves. If anyone had a toothache they got a certain piece of an alder and rubbed it to the tooth. If the happened to get a burn, they would search for a certain leaf called "hounds-tongue". It is a long green leaf about as big as a dog's tongue. One side of this leaf was used for the first three days; then they used the other side for three
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Namara
    Gender
    Female