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School: An Chathair Gharbh (roll number 13896)

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Cahergarriff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Criostóir Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 333

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  3. XML “Funerals”
  4. XML “Cure for a Bleeding Nose”
  5. XML “A Shipwreck”

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  1. Funerals (continued)

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    sick, and he had to remain in bed the following day. After a few days he felt his leg very bad. He went to Cork with it, and no cure could be had. His own shin bone got bad and he died.
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  2. Cure for a Bleeding Nose

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    Long ago the cure the people had for a bleeding nose was to put a heavy key on the back of the person, between the shoulders. This cure is still in use, because the blood that comes from the nose, comes from the lungs.
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  3. A Shipwreck

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. shipwrecks (~384)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Súilleabháin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Fuhur, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Ellen Murphy
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80