School: Baile an Mhóta (roll number 16260)

Location:
Ballymote, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Beárnais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0183, Page 016

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    headaches which most people suffer from.
    These cures are sometimes as good as our medical practitioner can give us and a number of people especially old people pin their faith in them and believe in them mare than they believe in their doctor's advice and warning.
    Most young people pay little or no heed in them as they usually run to the chemist or doctor for advice about any little ailment they have but before our chemists or doctors were available people were cured by the abovementioned cures.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English