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School: Cill Cúlach

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Kilcooly, Co. Galway
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Séamus Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0054, Page 0313

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    A cure for a pain in your ear is to get a cup of boiling water, and keep your ear over the steam of it.
    A cure for a boil is to put soap and sugar to it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. A Poem

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    In Kylebeg a place of note says the
    Says the Sean bean bocht,
    From old times and years remote
    says the Sean bean bocht,
    Lived a race that knew no shame.
    With a proud unblemished name.
    From that race John Dempsey came
    says the Sean bean bocht
    Hardly cold within the clay says
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Donohoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortymadden, Co. Galway
    Informant
    James Donohoe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gortymadden, Co. Galway