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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Tráighlí

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Tralee, Co. Kerry
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An tSr. Proinnsias
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 082

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    Long ago people never went to doctors to be cured as the latter were very scarce and a large sum of money had to be paid to them.
    In every district men and women were found to have various cures so the people went to them to be cured.
    The following are some cures:- The cure
    For a sprained leg is to hold it under a small waterfall in a river.
    For the chin-cough to ask the guide after a white horse what would cure it and what (had) he said had to be done by the person who suffered from the ailment.
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    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
    Máire S. Níc Dhómhnaill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyard, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Maureen Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clahane, Co. Kerry