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School: Liathdruim, Cill Mhichíl (roll number 4433)

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Leitrim, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Ó Conbhaidhe
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  1. Folklore - Cures of Long Ago

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    Long ago the people had many Cures for every disease. One of these cures for chin-cough was to drink the milk the ferret left after him or to drink ass's milk, or the breadth of the seventh son, or the breadth of a son that never saw his father, it is said that he had power to cure chin cough. The cure they had for a tooth-ache was to leave pepper up to the tooth that was painful. The cures they had for warts were if they got water in a stone
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brendan Lernihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs John Lernihan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Leitrim, Co. Clare