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School: Baile an Chaisleáin, PortLáirge (roll number 15841)

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Castletown, Co. Waterford
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Gobnait Ní Dhuinnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0651, Page 54

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    Long ago people had many remedies for their ailments. They cured a toothache by pulling a briar named sweet briar. They boiled it and washed the tooth with it juice. Then they plugged the tooth with wool soaked in this juice and withdrew it after a few minutes.
    Many people were cured from warts by visiting a wart well in the neighbourhood of Drumcannon. They came there at sunset and bathed the part of skin which was affected by this disease. This is believed to be a "Holy Well".
    Long ago people were supposed to be healed from lameness by visiting "St. Patricks' Well" [in] before sunrise. This well is in Marlfield in Clonmel.
    When any of their children suffered from the "Whooping Cough" the usual custom was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Christina Rockett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumcannon, Co. Waterford
    Informant
    Mr James Rockett
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumcannon, Co. Waterford