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School: Kilgobnet (C.) (roll number 7842)

Location:
Kilgobnet, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Eibhlín, Bean Uí Fhoghladha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0471, Page 277

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    “A fox's tongue was used to draw out a thorn or a chip.”

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    A fox's tongue was used to draw out a thorn or a chip. It was applied like a poultice.
    The Breans of Gordnascarry were great cow and horse doctors for generations.
    An old woman at Ballymalro had a cure for bone-disease. She used herbs.
    The water that lodged in a sdone was used to cure warts. It was rubbed on for nine days.
    A gold ring rubbed on to a stye in the eye was a cure.
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