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School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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    for the chin-cough, he will give you a cure. Any thing he will tell you to do it will cure the chin-cough. Ass's milk will cure the chin-cough. Some more people put children under an ass so that they will get cured from the chin-cough.
    Mrs Kit Crean Bofield had some class of an ailment when she was young. One day she went to Patrick's well to perform a station and when she was doing the station she saw the trout at the bottom of the well. After that she was cured of the ailment. Micheal Mc entire Bofield had a sore foot when he was young and as he was getting older it was getting worse. One day he went to Patrick's well to do a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bofield, Co. Mayo