School: Cromghlinn (C) (roll number 15411)

Location:
Crumlin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Cáit Ní Óbáin
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    These are some of the old cures the people had long ago.

    These are some of the old cures the people had long ago. The cure they had for the hooping cough was to go out before a man who had a white horse and whatever he'd tell you to do if you would do it they said they would be surely cured The cure they had for headackes was to measure their head with a woollen string and they also had to say some prayers The cure they had for warts was to count all the warts they had and to get the same number of small stones and put them into a piece of paper and leave them some place and the
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mairéad Ní Chuinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballynamona, Co. Galway