School: Robertstown, Naas (roll number 15655)
- Location:
- Baile Riobaird, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: P. Ó Harachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 192
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- Mary Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
- Address
- Baile Riobaird, Co. Chill Dara
- The cure for a wart is to get a hairy maggot, and let him creep over you fifteen times, and bless yourself three times.The cure for a prod of a thorn is to go to, Mrs Dunne. She would put unsalted butter on it and bless the butter when she is putting it on. She would give you some of it to bring home with you.
