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School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)

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Ceann Toirc, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Liam Ó Caoimh
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    (continued from previous page)
    the water for sore eyes.
    The old people has a cure for corns in the feet. it was to burn the corns, and that was to kill the roots of them.
    Willie Bourke.
    Told by Mr. John Dorney,
    Coolageela,
    Kanturk,
    Co. Cork.
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  2. Local Cures

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    If a person had a burn on him, and if he licked a lizard with his tongue and licked the burn on himself or on any one such a one would be cured.
    If a child had thrush and if you got a goose or a gander and let the breath of the gander into the child's mouth that child would be cured.
    If a person had whooping cough,
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Thornton
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Maria Thornton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Páil Thiar, Co. Chorcaí