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   Warts: Get as many sy=tones as you have warts. Rub the stones on the warts, then put them in a paper bag and leave them on the road. Whoever picks them up will get warts, and your warts will go away. This cure was told to me by Mrs. Hagerty of Goleen, Skibbereen, Co. Cork Whooping Cough: If you met a man on a white horse and asked him for a cure for whooping cough, whatever he told you to do, is supposed to be a cure. This cure was told to me by Mrs. Kennea of Rock Island, Goleen, Co. Cork. Wild Fire: The cure for wild fire is, when you see it appearing on your skin to write your name in ink around it and it will stop. This cure was told to me by Margaret Coughlan, Ferbane, Offaly Burn: If you lick the back of a lizard you have a cure for a burn in your tongue. This cure was told to me by Mrs

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Muriel Sloan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ferbane, Co. Offaly

   Informant

   Margaret Coughlan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ferbane, Co. Offaly

   Informant

   Mrs Glanville

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Toormore, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs Hagerty

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Goleen, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mrs Kennedy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Rock Island, Co. Cork