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School: Revanagh, Coolcullen, Muine Beag (roll number 5259)

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Reevanagh, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
S. Mag Uaildric
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0859, Page 333

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  1. A Cure for Anthony's Fire

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    A cousin who lives near us can cure antonges fire. They only cure it on Tursday and Sundays. A woman can only cure a man and a man can cure a woman. A woman can tell the man the cure and the man can tell the woman the cure. The man who wants to be cured must kneel down and the woman says a prayer in Irish. Then she blows her breath three times around the spot of anthonys fire. The person must go three times before they are properly cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. erysipelas (~99)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Thomas Bergin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Reevanagh, Co. Kilkenny