School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)
- Location:
- Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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- (continued from previous page)person will not be cured
2) It is also cured by running under the legs of a black ass three times in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
3) A third cure is to bring the person to a tar-road on a hot day and put his head over where the tar is steaming
- Chilblains
Get a raw potato, slice it, bore a hole in a slice and put salt in it to make juice. Leave it over night, and rub the juice on the chilblains the next morning.Warts
Warts are cured by getting three straws with a knot on each straw. Make the sign of the cross three times, then bury the straws, and when the straws are rotted the warts will go away(continues on next page) - Collector
- Eileen Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlemitchell North, Co. Kildare
- Collector
- Mary Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlemitchell North, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 44
- Address
- Castlemitchell North, Co. Kildare
