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School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 159

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  1. A Fort (continued)

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    fort is situated on his farm. One time this man dug the bushes out of this fort, but after some time they grew up the same as ever. This fort is situated in the middle of a field, and it is in the form of a circle. I was often in this fort, and it is very big.
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  2. Local Cure

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    There are a lot of cures around this district of Ballyjamesduff, and the following is one of them. When you get a sting of a nettle, the people around here say, you should get a dock leaf, and rub it on whatever part of your body you get the sting, and while doing so, to say the following words, "dock leaf, dock leaf, in and out, take the sting of a nettle out."
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Michael Galligan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carnin, Co. Cavan