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School: Carraig Uí Ulla (Carrigagulla), Baile na Groighe

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Carrigagulla, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Hanluain
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  1. Local Cures (continued)

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    There is a small river meeting the Abha Bu[?] between the parish of Aghinagh and Clona[?] and any horse who walks through this on nine successive mornings is cured of farcy.
    Dry murn and red water:-
    The bark of the oak cures[?] the dry murn and the bark of the [?] cures the red water.
    Dropsey:-
    Long ago people used boil the bism[?] drink the water and then they were cured[?] of dropsey.
    Burn:-
    If a person licked an arch luachra nine times he would have a cure for a burn.
    Whoopingcough:-
    A cure for whooping cough was to ask the first man with a white horse the cure for it and what he would say was sure to cure it.
    Persons with cures:-
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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)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Nora Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Annagannihy, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Michael Sullivan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Annagannihy, Co. Cork