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School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)

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Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 159

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  1. A Fort (continued)

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  2. Local Cure

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    There are a lot of cures around this district of Ballyjamesduff, and the following is one of them. When you get a sting of a nettle, the people around here say, you should get a dock leaf, and rub it on whatever part of your body you get the sting, and while doing so, to say the following words, "dock leaf, dock leaf, in and out, take the sting of a nettle out."
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