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School: Cill Mhic Dhuach (roll number 6610)

Location:
Kilmacduagh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Cathail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0175

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    Neuralgia: If a person ate the food left by a ferrt that person would get cured pf neuralgia
    Sore throat: To put a piece of raw meat in a piece of flannel and leave it to ones throat, it would cure them
    Headaches: If a person kissed "St. Coleman's Bed'' in the burren mountains, they would get cured of headaches
    Warts: If a person got a snail, make the sign of the cross on the warts with it and then hang the snail on a whit thorn bush until and when it would rot the person would get cured.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English