School: Cathair Loisgreáin (C)
- Location:
- Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Máire Nic Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0510
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- 1. Cure for warts is to count all of them that are on you , then get that number of stones and put them into a little bag and throw them on the road and the first one to pick them up will get all the warts.
2. Another cure for warts is to put blue sone in boiling water and to wash them with it.
3. Another cure for warts is to wash them with the water in which the smith cools the irons.
4. A cure for pox is to put soot down in parafin oil and to put it on the sore.
5. A cure for ring worm is to mix your fasting spit with bread soda, and put it on the ring-worm
6. Cure for a toothache is to take a smoke of a pipe, or to put a spoon of pepper in your mouth.
7. A cure for a sore throat is to put a damp cloth around your neck, and outside that a piece of flannel.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rita Roche
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Roche
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Omaun More, Co. Galway
