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School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

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Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0447, Page 166

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    ago that the seventh son in a family had healing powers if he only touched a sick person. Also the child born after the death of his father was supposed to cure the diseases called craos galaR by breathing over the child.
    9. The people also say that if a person got a snail and rubbed it, the wart for nine mornings the wart would be gone.
    10. People long ago believed that nettles were great blood purifiers.
    11. A cure for a sty is to rub tea-leaves to it.
    12. A cure for measles is to catch a hairymollie and put
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret O Mahony
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Camp, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Anne O Mahony
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Camp, Co. Kerry