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   on them and hang the snail on a bush. When the snail withers and dies the warts will die away. Whooping Cough When a child has the whooping cough, if he is put out three times under a donkey's legs, it is said to cure the coughing. Ring Worm If there are seven sons born in succession in a family the seventh one can cure Ring worm. There is a man in Newtowncashel named Mr. Rollins and he cure Erysipelas.

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2. Local Cures

   

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   There are many home cures for diseases
   Tooth Ache. Bread-soda is recommended for teethaches. The bread-soda is put into the tooth and the pain stops.
   Holy Well Cures. A person with rheumatism goes to Lady Well and prays around the well on bare knees, he leaves a beads, string, or medal on the bush after him and the disease will be cured.
   Burns. My father P. Donlon has a cure for a

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