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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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    In olden times a headache was cured by putting tea leaves to it. A bumboil was cured by roasting a raisin and by putting it to to the gumboil. A stye was cured with ten gooseberry thorns and throw away one of the thorns and point nine at the eyes and the stye disappears.
    Yellow Jaundice used to be cured by going to a well called Yellow Well which is situated in Mattie Keans field in Ballinlaso? County Galway and go there three
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon