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Belief and hope in the pub of one of Ireland's last faith healers / 348F9F8
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Treating ailments from aches and pains to warts, rashes and even exorcisms, Joe Gallagher, a seventh son and former monk, is one of Ireland's last traditional faith healers, visited by believers nationwide in hope of a cure. Belief in faith healers, curing charms, and folk medicine is still a way of life for many in Ireland, if a fading one as seventh sons and daughters -- who, in folklore, are likely to have supernatural or healing powers -- become a "dying breed". "I'll continue as long as I'm able to sit here and do it," says the 77-year-old. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES