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School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)

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Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt
Teacher:
S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 405

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    that he was drinking. Any family named McCreen would have the cure of a white swelling. They would mix unsalted butter with their blood and rub it to the swelling and it would cure it. The cure for a heartache is a cup of oatenmeal and private prayers that are unknown to anyone except the person that has the cure. He goes round the diseased person three times and every time he goes round the meal would be getting scarce. He would make the cure three times and when you would have it made you could make an oaten cake for the diseased person.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Donnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt
    Informant
    Anne Donnelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 52
    Address
    Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt