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School: Mullach Ruadh (roll number 10654)

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Mullaghroe, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Nia
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 067

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    with the bad leg. He then pulls the short leg and says some words and then the leg is cured
    There is a man in Longford who has the cure of cancer
    The seventh son or daughter of a family has the cure for ringworm. If a person never shaves on Sunday he will never have toothache
    If a person gets up on May morning before sun rise and washes his face in the dew he will not get brown during the summer.
    Dandelions boiled and the juice drunk is good for rheumatism
    Mary O Neill, Moygara, Gurteen, Co Sligo
    Mr James O Neill Moygara, Gurteen, Co Sligo
    Mr James O Neill Moygara, Gurteen, Co Sligo
    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
    Mary O Neill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moygara, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr James O Neill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moygara, Co. Sligo