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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

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Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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    and get a potato and cut it into eight pieces and rub them to the warts they will get better.
    3. If your nose is bleeding lie down ion your back and put a cold stone on the back of your neck and your nose will stop bleeding.
    4. A cure for sores is to get a sweet and rub it to them. Then throw the sweet into the middle of a crowd. Who ever the sweet touches first the sores will leave you and go to them.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Vincent King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs King
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth