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School: Gowran (C.)

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Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
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Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0860, Page 065

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    There are many people in Gowran that can cure things such as cancer, burns, warts etc.
    It is supposed that the seventh son or daughter in a family is the luckiest.
    Cures should not be used on animals or else the person could not cure anyone else.
    If a person had pains he could be cured by milk out of weeds boiled & given to the person with water.
    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
    Brigid Cass
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodquarter, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Harding
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Gowran, Co. Kilkenny