School: Billis
- Location:
- Billis, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: M. Ó Géibheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 306
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- 1. Throw a handful of clay at a passing funeral. saying "Warts, Wart - go with the Corpse".
Through time warts disappear. 2.When killing a pig - put your hand in the pigs throat & blood.
Through time wart disappears. - Proved cure.3. Rub hand on stone in Donagh grave-yard - which has a hole in it & always water in it .
Through time wart disappears - Proved cure.4. Cut a potato into 9 pieces. Rub each separate piece on the wart. Parcel up and throw away- or else leave for someone to find - finder gets the wart. If thrown away warts disappear as potatoes rot.5.Rub juice of "Seven Sisters" a plant, on wart. Disappears through time.6. Snail on bush cure7. Steal a piece of bacon. Put on a bush after rubbing the wart.8. Get the dog to lick them. Rub with butter to encourage him to begin.(continues on next page)
