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School: Ballynacargy (B.) (roll number 1731)

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Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
E. Mac Óda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 433

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    There is a man named Peter Leavy and he has a cure for cancer.
    He has a herb with which he makes oinment. He gets the person to put it to the place where the cancer is. Then it will be cured after a short time.
    Nettles are a cure for rheumatism. If you get a bunch of nettles and beat them against your arms every day for nine days, and the rheumatism will be cured. My mother was cured with them.
    If you get a bad sting of a nettle and it often bleeds put a docken to it and it will be cured. If a person had a pain in his back the cure is to lie down on the ground and get
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Slevin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Kate Slevin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    46
    Address
    Ballynacarrigy, Co. Westmeath