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School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)

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Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 090

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    have to pulp up a saucepanful of snails. Then he would have to put the mixture in a cloth and put it on the boils, and in a certain number of days he is supposed to be cured of his pain. It is also believed in this district that if one wanted to be cured of warts he would have to get a snail and rub it on the warts. He would next have to stick the snail on a thorn and leave it there till it would wither. Then he would have to rub the warts again with the snail and then throw it away. Immediately the snail leaves his hand the warts fall from him.
    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
    William Swan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ringlestown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Joseph Swan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ringlestown, Co. Meath