School: Laragh (B.)
- Location:
- Larah, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Briain
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- (continued from previous page)6 For each wart put a pebble in a small box. Parcel the box with brown paper & tie up with string. Drop on the road. The person who finds the box & opens it gets the warts and you are cured.7 Ordinary writing ink if rubbed on warts often makes them disappear.8 The milky juice of the dandelion rubbed on warts.9 The wart was on wild spurge juice.10 Washing soda or castor oil.11 A companion asks you to sell the warts. You agree & get a penny for them. The warts go mysteriously. I had five warts on my hands. Andy Brady of Lisclone asked me to sell & gave me a penny. The warts went. Whether this person had charm I know(continues on next page)
