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School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

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Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
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Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 294

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    The cure of thrush is if a person who has never seen its father breathes into the child's mouth three times it is cured. The cure of a toothache is to lick a frog three times and promise that whenever you meet a frog you will not touch him.
    The food a ferret leaves behind is the cure of the whooping cough. You could cure a headache by getting a person who has the charm to tie a band round your fore head with a silk ribbon. Saint Dympna's well at Kildalkey.
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Cusack
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 45
    Address
    Baile Mhistéil, Co. Meath