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School: Carysfort, Arklow

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Arklow, Co. Wicklow
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T. E. McAdoo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 099

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  1. An Old Cure for Shingles

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Olive Kinch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Arklow, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mrs Kinch
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Arklow, Co. Wicklow

  2. An Old Cure for Ringworm

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    An old cure for ringworm
    The old country people say that tobacco mixed with cows urine is a very good cure for ringworm.
    Gladys Freeman 15th September 1938
    Newtown.
    Inch.
    Told to me by Mrs W.Freeman
    Newtown
    Inch
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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