School: Lough Gur, Kilmallock (roll number 7117)

Location:
Loughgur, Co. Limerick
Teachers:
T. Collins P. Ó Seaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0516, Page 069

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0516, Page 069

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  1. XML School: Lough Gur, Kilmallock
  2. XML Page 069
  3. XML “Fairy Forts”
  4. XML “Local Cures”

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    2. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
        1. fairy forts (~5,616)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Russell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Loughgur, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Patrick Russell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughgur, Co. Limerick
  2. Nearby all local people had cures for all ailments and diseases in days gone by, for instances in the case of diseases people generally visited holy wells. Nearby at Patrickswell people paid nine rounds and said nine "Hail Marys" each round and washed the eyes with the water of the on St.
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