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School: Athy (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16705)

Location:
Athy, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Br. Ó Fiacha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0782, Page 067

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    If a person has warts and comes upon a hole in which there is water they must wash the warts in the water and they also must not be looking for the water. In a short time the warts will be cured.
    If a persons finger is bleeding and they want to stop it. They must get a cobweb and put it to it and in a very short time the cut will be healed.
    A person suffering from rheumatism wants to be cured must put a potato in his trousers pocket
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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
    John Mac Cauley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Athy, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Mrs Mac Cauley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athy, Co. Kildare