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School: Gallow (roll number 8301)

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Gallow, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhuirín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 320

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    Give a Donkey some oatmeal and whatever she leaves make gruel for the person and it is supposed to cure it?
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  2. Old Cures

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    This is the cure for blood poison.
    Get a turnip, put it in the fire, when roasted take it out and make poultice from it and put it on the sore. This is supposed to cure it.
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    If a baby is born with its tongue out rub a frog to it.
    Ringworm For a ringworm cure rub a (Blessed wedding) gold ring over the affected part.
    A pain in your head. For a pain in your head drop a pin in a certain well.
    Skin disease You should put a bit
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English