School: Baile na Cille (roll number 1320)

Location:
Ballynakill, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Éinrí Ó Mainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0051, Page 0015

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  1. If a person has a pain in his ear, it is said if he applies a poultice of a roasted onion to it, it is supposed to cure the pain.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Callatra, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Comar
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Callatra, Co. Galway
  3. If a person suffering from cramps gets a piece of copper wire and ties it around the place where he suffers from them, it it said he will be cured before nine days.
    If a person suffering from teeth-ache drinks (hot) cold tea without any milk in it, it is
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