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School: Rochfortbridge (B.) (roll number 1122)

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Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath
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Ml. Rowan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 447

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    cure the chin cough.
    Michael Cunningham. Fearmore.
    I got the information from my father, Laurence Cunningham. age 74
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Warts.
    If you rubbed water that is in a forge to a wart it would cure it.
    Scald.
    If you put bread-soda on a scald it would cure it.
    Toothache.
    The seventh son would cure it.
    Boils.
    If you rubbed a cabbage leaf and some other mixture to a boil it would cure it.
    John Corrigan,
    Gortulbloe.
    I got the information from my father, John Corrigan. age 50
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Corrigan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortumly, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Corrigan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Gortumly, Co. Westmeath