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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na mBuillí

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Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Olivia
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    Long ago when there were no doctors there were men known as "quack" doctors who were supposed to have cures for different diseases. The quack doctor sometimes cured a person by saying strange words over them or by giving them some charm to wear.
    If a man had a toothache he was told not to shave on Sunday, if a woman had it she should not sew on a Sunday or eat meat on a Wednesday. Food that a ferret leaves over is supposed to be a cure for whooping cough. A woman how had a sick daughter washed her in the waters of a holy well which is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cairmel Nic Crainn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Bean Uí Mhic Crainn
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Occupation
    Bean siopadóra
    Address
    Strokestown, Co. Roscommon