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School: Beanna (roll number 9524/5)

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Banna West, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Cearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0414, Page 301

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    When anyone would get a pain in their tooth the old people would bring in the gander and when the ganders breath stopped the pain would go away. If you had a sore head to get a leaf of cabbage and put it on your head. Then your head would get all right.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloon Glebe, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr John Carroll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinvoher, Co. Kerry