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Bean Uí Fháinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 303

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    hive, Most of these very cures are used everyday by people who have inherite them from their fore-fathers. These cures do not act on or cure people who do not believe in them.
    Neither the people who use charms to cure diseases, nor the ones who use herbs or medicine, tell their cures to anyone, as long as they wish tp use it themselves.
    The following is a list of names of those who use medicine:-
    Mr.Henry Lockinton, Cornagall, Drung P.O., Co.Cavan, for the watery hive.
    Mr.JAck Mahood, Mountain Lodge, for burns.
    Mr.J.Murphy, Rawdere Park, Clones, Co. Monaghan for whitelou?
    Names of those who do not use medicine,
    Mrs. George Scott, Neddiagh, Lisboduff P.O. Cootehill, Co. Cavan for sprains.
    Mr. David Agnew, Crussin, Scotshouse, Co.Monaghan for bleeding.
    Mr.M. Boylan, Scotshouse, Co.Monaghan for rickets.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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