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School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)

Location:
Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 007

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    A sty
    Get a thorn of a gooseberry bush and make the sign of the cross three times on the sty and it will be cured
    A Ringworm
    Let a mother with her wedding ring make the sign of the cross on it three times and it will be cured.
    Mumps
    Get a roasted stocking of salt and put it around your neck
    Warts
    Put stone sin a bag and them away. Whoever picks them up first will get the warts, and the person who had them will be cured.
    Sprained Ankles and Stiffness
    Grease from the inside of a goose is
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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
    Eileen Heydon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brownstown, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs M. Heydon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Brownstown, Co. Kildare