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School: Cluain Eich (roll number 9942)

Location:
Clooneagh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Sr. Ó Donnabhair
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    whisky and that would cure the toothache.
    Sore Throat: For a sore throat the people used to melt a piece of butter and let it drop down their neck.
    Fever: When a person had fever he ran round a rick of straw seven times to get cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Liscloonadea, Co. Leitrim