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School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 254

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    At St. John's well near Dunshaughlin pains are cured At tobar Uince in Mitchelstown pains are cured.
    The seventh son has the cure of the running worm. A child who goes under a donkey's feet is cured of the whooping cough. The cure of a wart is to dip your finger in the water in a blacksmith's forge. The cure of a sore eye is to bathe it in tea without milk.
    Certain people have the cure of Exzema.
    Certain people have the cure of pains.
    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
    B. Cusack
    Informant
    Mrs Cusack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 45
    Address
    Baile Mhistéil, Co. Meath