School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 16_007

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  1. There are many cures for healing. The old cure for rhuematism was to lie on a heap of ferns the while night and in the morning the person would be cured.
    The old cure for a sty in an eye was to make the sign of cross over the eye with a womens marriage ring.
    There is a women living on the "green" of Old-Kilcullen named Mrs Sammon who can
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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
    Peadar O Díosca
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Halverstown, Co. Kildare