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School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0084

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    Local Cures (cont'd)
    Some of those cures might not be the truth but every old person believes every word of it
    Told by'
    John Joe Jenkins
    Market Square
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit

  2. Local Cures

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    Local Cures
    A very interesting thing is to study the names of diseases and the cures for them. The cure for warts is if you meet a stone with water on it when you are not looking for it and if you dip the warts in it they will get cured.
    Told by
    W. Carroll
    Pearse Park
    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
    W. Carroll
    Gender
    Unknown
    Address
    Perssepark, Co. Galway