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1. Local Cures (continued)

   

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   by Micheal Lyons of Frewin. "St.Brendan's Well" in the district of Cullion Mullingar has power to cure people of sickness. When a person took ill a bottle of water from St. Brendan's Well was fetched and the sick person drank it.

   

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2. Local Cures

   

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   Near Barnstown there is a place called Kilbixy where there is a well. Lot of people go there to get cured of pains and aches. There is a bush over the well and everyone who goes there puts a bit of rag on the bush. I do not know why. The bush is always covered with rags. There are two men in the district living

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   M. Healy