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School: Cluain Fraoich

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Cloonfree, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Fiachra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 347

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    Itch: There is a man living near Elphin and has a cure for itch. He makes an ointment and the person that has the itch rubs it on.
    Cancer: There is a man living near Longford and he has a cure for cancer.
    A stye on the eye: Ten gooseberry thorns are got. Nine are pointed at the stye and one is thrown away without pointing.
    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
    Joseph Banahan
    Gender
    Male