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 04_007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0033C, Page 04_007

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  1. I have been talking to the old people and they told me alot of cures. They told me that if you had warts to put the froth of the potato water when the potatoes are boiled. When you have tooth-aches put your tooth a near the fire and the tooth-ache will go. When you have tooth-aches fill your mouth with water and sit down in the fire and wait until the water is
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margread Ní Aichthir
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Peter Guilfoyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    92
    Address
    Castletaylor South, Co. Galway