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School: Baile Mhic Aodha (Ballymachugh)

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Ballymachugh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ní Dhuinnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 264

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    Long ago when there were no doctors people used to get remedies from herbs and by means of charms.
    21. Rivers or streams flowing between two counties or divisions were said to contains special cures eg. the river Inny which flows between Meath and West-meath has a cure for sores.
    22. The cure for whooping cough was to pass the child three times under a female ass.
    23. Cure for warts. Cut a potato in two. rub on the wart and put the potato in an old wall
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Reynolds
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Woodlawn, Co. Cavan