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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

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Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
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    by a prick of a gooseberry thron, or a wash of cold tea morning and night. People by the name of Cahil have great healing power.
    When a person has the sickness called Anthony's Fire, a man by the name of Cahil can only cure it by bleeding his finger and spilling his blood around the Anthony's fire.
    The fire cannot be cured by any doctor only by those of the name mentioned.
    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
    Máire Ní Leathlobhair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilree, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr John Lawlor
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    48
    Address
    Kilree, Co. Kilkenny