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School: Baile Dubh, Caisleán Ghriaire (roll number 15844)

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An Baile Dubh, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0431, Page 046

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    Warts
    If a person has warts he should put a bit of meat in the dung without letting anyone see him and then the warts would leave him. The second cure for warts is to get a plant that grows in the warren and rub the milk inside in it to the warts. The third cure is to put your spittle on them before eating your breakfast. The fourth cure is to cut the wart and rub the blood to a stone and put it into a paper and throw it on the road and the person that would pick it up would get the warts.
    Rheumatism
    People say if a person went under an arched briar his rheumatism
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Boyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fearann Dealúigh, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Pádraig O Baoighill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Fearann Dealúigh, Co. Kerry