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School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)

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Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0087

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    Local Cures
    Cures were handed down to us by tradition from our forefathers. Long ago there were very few doctors to be found anywhere so the most of the people knew a few cures of their own.
    Some people say that if you have a wart a good cure is to steal a slice of fat bacon and rub it over the wart three times and hide the bacon it would get better.
    I often heard people say that if you got a cut on your hand a good cure is to put a cobweb over the cut and it would get better. Other people say that if a person has ring worm a good cure is to get a gold ring and put it on the ring worm and it would get better.
    Told by
    Joe Kilalea
    River Street
    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
    Joe Kilalea
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    River Street, Co. Galway