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School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

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Thomastown, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhlaine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 452

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  1. Saint Patrick (continued)

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    a sléan and it was the servant man he killed instead of St. Patrick and when St. Patrick saw what was after happening "oh said St. Patrick he gave his live for mine, he knew what was to happen and I did not".
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  2. Cures

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    In old times the cure for the stomach was to get a lump of fresh lime out of the kiln and put it in a white basin and put a quart of spring water on it and melt the lime in the water then and leave it there until the day after. Then let off the water out of the basin and put another quart of spring water on it and mix it up and leave it there until the next day and then drain off the water the second time. Then put another quart of spring water in the basin on the lime and mix it up the third time and leave it there until the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs O' Donnell
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary