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School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)

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Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 194

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    meal and put it on your breast and after three visits he would give you the oaten meal to eat
    If your Godfather brought you a red ribbon and you with the chin cough it would lighten it
    There is a holy well called St Brigids in Rahoney and it would cure a sick stomach.
    If you had warts if you rubbed potatoes to them four times a day for a fortnight it would cure them.
    Phill Bray of Derrylangon has the cure of Haemorrhage by saying a prayer
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Biddy Coffey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr Christopher Coffey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Tullaghanstown, Co. Meath