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School: Cill Moibhí (C.) (roll number 13081)

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Kilmovee, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0114, Page 148

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  1. Traditional Cures

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    1. Some people have traditional cures. There is a girl named Eileen Roddy living near my house. She has a cure for ringworm as she is the seventh daughter of the family. She is ten years old.
    2. Domnick Duffy has a cure for a sore mouth because he never saw his father
    3.Two children have the cure for a sore mouth in Coill-u-bra[?]
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  2. Old Cures

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    In the olden times the people made their own cures. They never brought a doctor to any person that was sick. For a simple cold they used a gruel made of butter milk and oat meal. For a sore neck they boiled potatoes and when they were boiled they bruised them and put them into a stocking.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Raherolus, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Winnie Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooncarha, Co. Mayo