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School: Kilsaran

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Kilsaran, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Nic Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0670, Page 106

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    Long ago, when doctors were scarce, people had to cure their own ills.
    To cure the whooping cough, use was made of an ass. The patient had, had to go under it three times.
    To cure a sty in any girl's eye, a boy had to get twelve thorns off a gooseberry bush and he had to bless himself with them before pointing each one to her eye.
    Holy wells were
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighid Ní Cheallacháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilsaran, Co. Louth