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School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)

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Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giolla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 074

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    dead when he was born is able to cure the thrush, by breathing in to the persons mouth and then saying three Hail Mary's. There is a cure for boils too. It is to fill a cup with steam and put it on the boil. It will draw out the boil. Some people put on a meat poultice on it and it will cure to boil too.
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  2. Local Cures

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    There is a lot of cures to be found through the country. there is a very old cure to take away a wart. It is to rub a stone on every wart then put the stones into a paperbag and leave the bag on the road. Who ever takes up the bag will take the warts. The seventh generation of a black smith is supposed to be able to cure wild fire.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elsie Doolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lowerton Beg, Co. Offaly