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School: Portlaoighse (Convent) (roll number 13386)

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Port Laoise, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 087

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  4. XML “Dunamase”

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  1. Cures (continued)

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    called wart-weed in the Country. It removes the warts painlessly within one day. Women get their marriage rings and rub it around the ring worm. This becomes sore at first but in the end it disappears entirely. Some people can cure cancer for a time. Some people have the power to cure wild-fire. There is a man in Togher who has this power.
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  2. Dunamase

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    Language
    English
    Location
    Dunamase, Co. Laois
    Collector
    Maureen O' Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Port Laoise, Co. Laois