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School: Morette, Portarlington (roll number 899)

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Morett, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Elizabeth Finn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0835, Page 240

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    Wild fire. Mr Cahill Kilmurry cures it with his own blood, he draws the blood out of his finger and puts it on the affected part with the Sign of the Cross.
    Burns. Miss Gleeson Ballyduff cures it with ointment. She heats it at the fire and puts it on the burn.
    Sore eyes. Houseleek stewed in a tin of water and bathe the eyes with it.
    A wart. Get a piece of straw and place it on the wart and say In the Name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost three times and then bury it in the ground, and when the straw is decayed the wart will disappear.
    A wart. Get three knots of straws and put them on the warts and then bury them, (the knots of straw) and the warts will fall off soon.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Miss A Bohan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    25
    Address
    Morett, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr John Lewes
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Morett, Co. Laois