School: Grangegeeth (roll number 2630)
- Location:
- Grangegeeth, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Seósaimhín, Bean Uí Dhubhghaill
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8. to boil the moss off the cross of Monasterboice in sweet milk and drink it.
9. to boil Our Lady's thistle in sweet milk and drink it. (O.L. thistle is the thistle with white veins.)For stye in the eye - Point a gooseberry thorn towards the eye three times for three days, and make the Sign of the Cross.For Warts - 1. Dip in water used in blacksmith's forge.
2. Dip in the water retained in a hole in a rock.
3. Rub with milky juice of dandelion.
4. Go out early in the morning fasting and make the Sign of the Cross on the warts with wet clay. Do this a few mornings in succession.(continues on next page)
