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School: Tullyveela

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Tullyveela, Co. Cavan
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P. Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0967, Page 144

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    Whooping-cough:- Catch a trout in the river and bring it in water to the afflicted child. Give the sufferer a drink out of the fishe's mouth and then liberate the trout in the exact spot you found it.
    Sty on the eye:- Pull nine gooseberry thorns, bless yourself with them and throw the ninth
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corlough, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Hugh Maguire
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corlough, Co. Cavan