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School: Shanagolden (C.) (roll number 4184)

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Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
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Úna, Bean Uí Riada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 303

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    Local Cures.
    In olden times garlic cured a toothache, and iodine was used for corns. There is a woman in Askeaton who has a charm for curing ringworm, and a man named Mr. Frawley was cured by it. the woman told him to rub a damp cloth to his eyes every time they would pierce him, and the fifth time he did this he was cured.
    A blind girl from Kilcolman was cured at Borigone well. She went down for nine mornings before the sun rose and on the ninth morning she was cured.
    A man named Mr. Hurley
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mrs Enright
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sreelane, Co. Limerick