School: Gallen

Location:
Gallen, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T.R. Goodwin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0816, Page 112

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    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Kenny
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Falsk, Co. Offaly
  2. Kieran Carroll, Ferbane, Offaly, can cure the whooping cough by getting a cup of milk and letting a ferret breathe on it. Then he gives the milk to the sick child.
    Mrs Lynn Ballysheil, Cloghan, Offaly, can cure a ringworm with a gold
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