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School: Baile Fionáin, Fearann Fuar (roll number 7990/1)

Location:
Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghlú
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    fire and the person with the boil should go out-side the door, fear the worm would smell it. There is a cure in the black cat's blood for scurvey. Warts are cured by taking a piece of meat unknown to anyone and rubbing it to them and hiding it under a stone.
    James Breen Knockbrack was the seventh son and is presently known as Doctor Breen. He is a useful man to the farmers of this locality. When
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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
    Peggy Teahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Timothy Teahon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyfinnane, Co. Kerry