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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
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    In this country people get many different sicknesss such as headaches, toothaches and the whooping cough.
    In olden times when the women got a toothache they smoked a man's pipe. When the men got a toothaches they filled their mouths with cold water and that would also cure the toothache.
    In olden times when the people
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brighidh Ní Lálúar
    Other names
    Brighidh Ní Lálúar (local name)
    Brigid Ní Leatlobhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cill Rí, Co. Chill Chainnigh
    Informant
    Mr John Lawler
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Cill Rí, Co. Chill Chainnigh