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School: Coppena, Graiguenamanagh (roll number 1152)

Location:
Coppanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 030

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  2. Local Cures

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    Toothache in olden times was often cured by rubbing the jaw nine mornings with a frog. Many, too, had a prayer to stop the toothache, just as they still have the prayer to stop the blood. This prayer to be effective must be given from a gentleman to a lady.
    The children's disease called the Thrush was almost always cured by allowing a fasting gander to breathe for nine consecutive mornings into the child's mouth.
    To cure the whooping cough bread was given to an ass, and whatever pieces fell from the asse's mouth
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