School: Baldoyle Convent (roll number 11883)

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   Cures January 1938. To cure warts you first get a snail, rub it on the wart and then stick the snail on a thorn: when the snail rots, the wart will wither and fall off. Another cure for warts is:- tie a piece of silk thread around the wart around the wart and after a while it will fall off. To cure whooping cough you first get a worm and then carry it in a bag around the neck. To cure a sore melt some butter and rub it on the sore. To cure rheumatism tie two potatoes in two bags and tie the bags around the waist; after a while the rheumatism will go. Ina O'Connor. I got this information from Mrs O'Connor Baldoyle.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. medical practice
         1. folk medicine (~11,815)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Ina O' Connor

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mrs O' Connor

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Baldoyle, Co. Dublin