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School: Ryefield

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Ryefield, Co. Cavan
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Ida Carnew
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 357

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    herbs and parts of animals to cure certain ailments.
    Mrs McErne has the cure for a whitlow she can only pass this cure unto some person whom she knows will never tell it until she comes to a certain age. The cure is seven different herbs, because there are seven different kinds of whitlow, crushed together and the white of an egg to mix it. Nobody knows what the seven different herbs are only those who have the cure.
    Mr Conarty Island Ryefield Virginia has the cure of ring worm and running worm
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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
    Evelyn Coote
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan