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School: Oram (roll number 8496)

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Oram, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. McMahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 372

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    blades of grass on the wart then bury the grass - As the grass withers the wart will wither. If you put a fasting spit on the wart for nine mornings the wart will go away.
    To cure the sting of the nettle rub a dock leaf on the sting. This will not cure the sting but it will ease the pain.
    To cure the mumps is to put a pair of donkey's winkers on the who has this disease and let some one drive him into the pig house three times saying the Lord's Prayer and the Hail Mary.
    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
    Arthur Mallon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muckno, Co. Monaghan