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School: Drumandoora N.S. (roll number 12123)

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Drumandoora, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Liam Mac Aodhaire Liam Airley
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    22.
    29th March 1938.
    Folklore.
    The cures that the people had for diseases in this district were .The hooping cough if you met a man with a white horse and ask him for a cure and what ever he would tell you it would cure you.Cure for Rheumatism is Crucheen Salts. The cure for a toothache is to put a frog into your mouth and leave it for a little while and the it would disappear.The seventh son born in a house is said to have a special cure. Diseases and their cures.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Cunningham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Tim Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killanena, Co. Clare