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School: Virginia (B)

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Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1001, Page 087

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  1. Local Cures - The Whittle

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    Terenence Carroll, Burnew, Virginia, Co. Cavan has the cure of the whittle. The person that has the whittle goes to him and he puts a plaster on it. If it is not better in a week he goes to him again and he repeats the process and the afflicted person is cured. He got this cure from his father and he would tell no one how he does it.
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  2. Local Cures - the Toothache

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    The cure for a toothace is to get a white stone of a grave and keep it to the afflicted persons cheek and say three Hail Mary's and the toothace will go.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. toothache (~180)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Natty Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Brigid Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan