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School: Ballyboghill

Location:
Baile Bachaille, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
Teacher:
P.J. Connolly
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    There is a cure for the whooping cough. If you find God's horse without looking for it and tie it round your wrist you are supposed to be cured.
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  2. Local Cures

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    There is a cure for warts. You put your warts into forge water and keep them there for about ten minutes and the warts are supposed to come off.
    To cure a sty, you get a thorn of a gooseberry bush and bless
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Murbhach, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
    Informant
    Mrs Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    70
    Occupation
    Herd's wife
    Address
    Murbhach, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath

  3. Local Cures

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    There is a cure for warts. You put your warts into forge water and keep them there for about ten minutes and the warts are supposed to come off.
    To cure a sty, you get a thorn of a gooseberry bush and bless
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nan Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Ghráinseach, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath
    Informant
    Mrs Mahon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    An Ghráinseach, Co. Bhaile Átha Cliath