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School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

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Gortaveha, Co. Clare
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P. Wiley
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    Cures 12-7- 38
    There are many things there are cures for and proved that they are able to do so.A cure for wild fire is a person whose father and mother of the same name .What ever they would tell a person to do with it would cure it. the blood of black cats ear is also good for it.
    A cure for the chin cough is Ferrets leavings to bring a bottle of milk to the ferret and give it to him to drink and whatever amount he would have after him would cure a person by drinking it after boiling it and letting it get quite cold again that is the time it is the very
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortaveha, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    35
    Address
    Knocknahannee, Co. Clare