School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)
- Location:
- Granard, Co. Longford
- Teacher: León Mac Craith
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Local CuresCharm of the ThornTo extract it from the hand or foot. The person that has the cure pounds dandelions, thistles and sprouts of white-thorn together and saying a special prayer while doing so. This cure never failed. It would also take out bits of needles
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Warts
Persons with warts went to a holy well and rubbed the water to the warts. They then stuck a small stick with a rag on it in a hole on the side well.Another way to cure warts was to rub a black snail to the warts and then stick the snail on the sharp thorn of a whin bush.
______________________Another cure for warts is to dissovle washing soda in hot water and bathe the affected parts nine times.
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Still another cure for warts is to rub them with spittle while fasting in the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Martin Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Granard, Co. Longford