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School: Carbury (roll number 15790)

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Carbury, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
C. Nic Uilis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0771, Page 139

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    A local blacksmith has a cure for the farcy in horses. He is James Cully and has a cured horses many times. A local resident known as Jack Quinn (living up to recently) had a cure for toothache and warts. Another resident has a cure for rheumatism.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
        2. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
            1. medicine for animal sicknesses (~175)
              1. farcy (~12)
      2. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
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    English