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School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)

Location:
Rathkell, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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  1. A Cure for Warts

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    A cure for warts is to pull 9 wisps out of a rick of straw and make the sign of the cross on the warts with them .
    When this is done cover the wisps some place so that they will rot away. While the wisps are rotting the warts will rot away also.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael F. Marley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Marley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newport, Co. Mayo