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School: Leargán Buidhe (C.) (roll number 14289)

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Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire, Bean de Priondargás
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 420

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    The people had many remedies for their ailments in former times. The following are some of the most generally used in the district.
    Toothache :- Touch the tooth with a frog. Fill the tooth with candle grease or oaten meal[?]. Smoke tobacco. Go to the forge and get three horses nails. Bless the tooth with them, that is make the Sign of the Cross over the tooth with each nail then stick the nails in a thorn bush and the tooth will cease to ache. This cure was very much believe in long ago, and the people used to come
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anne Hughes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Larganboy East, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Larganboy East, Co. Mayo