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School: Gort na mBó (roll number 14418)

Location:
Bofield, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Laoghaire
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    a wart. You must rub the snail to the wart and then hide the snail so that no one could see him.
    A dandelion is a cure for a weak heart. When you get the dandelion you must take the juice out of it and then drink the juice.
    Red soap is a cure for a blister. You must rub the red soap to the blister once or twice and it will get cured.
    John Moran Bofield Bonniconlon
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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