School: St John of God Convent, Rathdowney (roll number 16203)

Location:
Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 116

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0828, Page 116

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  1. 1;A damp lump of washing soda was rubbed on a ring-worm in order to kill it.
    2; Ring-Worms were also cured by rubbing tobacco-ash into the ring,
    3; A cure for ring-worms was to write your name around them in ink.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 1. For warts the sign of the cross was put on them three times with the branch of an older tree, the branch was then buried under a rock.
    2. They were also pricked with the thorn of a rose bush for nine days, the wart would then wither away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.