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School: Cilltighearnáin/Kiltiernan (roll number 11812)

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Kiltiernan West, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 02_009

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    It was said that if you had warts that you could get cured by getting a black snail and rubbing it to the warts. If you had the chin cough you should go until you would meet a man on a white horse, then you should ask him to tell you a cure and whatever he says to do it and you would get cured. If you had sore eyes you should look through a gold ring and then you would get cured. If you cut your finger
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nuala Ní Bheirn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mike Shiel
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Ardrahan, Co. Galway