School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

Location:
Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 01_007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 01_007

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  1. Cures
    The people have their own cures for nearly all sicknesses. They have different cures for different sicknesses.
    If a person has warts she should rub the froth of potatoe water to them and it is said that the warts would go.
    If a person has a sty in his eye it is said that he should look through a gold ring and that the sty would be cured.
    The cure for teethaches is
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ciaran Ó' Beirn
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs J. Burns
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Address
    Laban, Co. Galway