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School: Tobar (B.)

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Tober, Co. Offaly
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C. Ó Maoltuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 096

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    like milk. It is this that is put on the wart. There are people who believe more in these cures than attending an M.D. for these diseases. Mr. Plunket cures burns by licking the burn. He had to lick an Alpucar to get this cure. Some people that have a tooth-ache put iodine into the part that is bad or Jeyes' fluid.
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    There is a man by the name of Jimmy Kinahan. He lives in Clonlonan. He is a seventh son and he cures ring-worm. He puts a drop of holy water on it and says three 'Hail Mary's.
    Mrs Byrne, Kilfoylan cures wild fire. She bleed her hand on the sore and cures it. It is said that the cure was in the Walsh family. She was a Walsh before she was married.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Stone
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynamuddagh, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    John Stone
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballynamuddagh, Co. Westmeath