School: Druim Áine (roll number 9438)
- Location:
- Drumany (O'Brien), Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Raghnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0212, Page 371
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- a) Rub to them a black snail, that you meet without looking for, then hang the snail on a bush, as he withers the warts disappear.
b) If you meet a stone with a wart-hole in it, that is a hole containing water, rub the water to the warts and they will disappear.
c) When you see a New Moon for the 1st time what-ever is under your right foot rub it to your warts in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost and they will go away.
d) Get another person to count them and they will take them.
- Collector
- John J. Greenan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Muckros, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Greenan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Muckros, Co. Leitrim
- a) Rub a Gold ring to the wild fire.
b) Write your name backwards around the wildfire with ink. - Collector
- Brigid Mc Nulty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltyfinnan, Co. Leitrim
