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School: Ballinagh (C.)

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Bellananagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
M. Ní Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0990, Page 122

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    "Health is better than wealth" so says the old proverb and we know there is no truer saying. No matter how rich a person is he is never contented if he has not proper health. There are some things a doctor can not cure, and some country people can cure them.
    Jaundice is cured by Mrs Caffrey. At first she chews woodbine, and rubs it to the patients forehead and says some prayers.
    Whooping cough can be cured by taking anything a person tells you, whose mother and father have the same name.
    Stye is cured by pulling ten gooseberry thorns and by throwing the tenth one away and
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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
    Kathleen Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Gaffney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Drumlion, Co. Cavan