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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 090

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    stays in a stone when it rains rub it on the warts and say One our Father and three Hail Marys and it will be cured. Some people have a relic and if you sew it in your clothes and you have to say one Our Father and six Hail Marys you leave it in your clothes until ti is better. The people of the name Welsh are able to cure Wild Fire by cutting themselves on any part and rubbing the blood on the sores. Also if two of the same name get married
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    80