School: Birr (St. Brendan's)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teachers: S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 006
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- (12) If you have any warts , get the first sod of turf your father cuts in the year and rub the wart to it and it will be cured in a few days.
W. O' Sullivan. from Mrs. O'Sullivan, New Bridge St, Birr.
- Collector
- W. O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Mrs O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- (13) A cure for a wart is to get a horse hair and tie it around it. Then pull the hair and the wart will come off.
D. Connerton. from Mr. W. Connerton
Main St. Birr. - (14) Put a ring around a wart and while it is around it stick a pin in it
D. Connerton. from Mr. W. Connerton
Main St. Birr. - (15) Get a snail and rub it on on the wart and hang it on a gooseberry bush. When the snail rots the warts will rot.
W. Clery. from John Hogan
Derry, Rathcabbin, Birr - Wildfire:- (1) Two persons who are married and having the same names such as Carroll and Carroll can cure wildfire,
James Fox from Joseph O' Connor
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