School: Culmullen (roll number 1904)

Location:
Culmullin, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Mc Carthy
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  3. XML “Cures for Ringworm”
  4. XML “A Cure My Father Has”

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. ringworm (~99)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frances Lawless
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Bogganstown, Co. Meath
  2. My father has a cure for anyone who gets hurt with irons. He takes the iron in his hands and looks at it and then leaves it up where no one will find it. The iron is never supposed to be taken back by its owner.
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