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School: Ballyfeeny (roll number 9468)

Location:
Kilglass, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Mhurthuile
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0255, Page 334

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    If you are walking through a rock or along a wall and find a little hole of water without looking for it and rub it on the wart it is supposed to cure it.
    Rub a black snail of the wart nine times is another cure.
    There is still another cure-
    Count as many warts as you have and drop ten stones for each into a paper-bag and leave them on the side of the road. The person who takes up this paper-bag will get your warts.
    Bite from dog
    If you get a bite from a dog, pull a rib from his tail and leave it on the wound it is supposed to cure it.
    Toothache
    Get a bit of straw out of the crib and leave it to the toothache and it will cure it. Another cure is, put a frog into the mouth and the fright will cure it.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josepha Mac Dermott
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Culliagh Upper, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Patrick Fergusan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Culliagh Upper, Co. Roscommon