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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 257

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    Burn:
    If a person licks a mankeeper three times they will have the cure for a burn.
    Whooping-cough:
    If a person drinks ferrets leavings before they take the whooping-cough, they will never cough much.
    If a person holds a frog near their mouth, where they are going to cough, it will cure them.
    If a child goes out between a young asses leg's, they will never cough much with the whooping cough.
    If two of the same name get married, they will have a cure for the whooping-cough.
    Holy Wells:
    At the holy well in Keadue there is a stone table, and if you go out under it, you will get cured of a pain in your back.
    If you have a tooth-ache and bring
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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
    Tess Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon