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School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)

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Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 174

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    her daughter had. He gave her this ointment and after nine days she was cured.
    When people kill a goose at Christmas they keep the grease because it is a cure for a sore throat.
    Long ago if there were nine girls born in a house, the last girl that was born got a maggot from her father. It was given so that the girl would be able to cure ailments when she would grow up.
    There was a well in Graney. It was called St Patricks well. People who had sore eyes used to go and bathe them in the water.
    There was a little girl who had very sore
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Christopher Foley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare