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School: Colthurst, An Bhlárna (roll number 6717)

Location:
Blarney, Co. Cork
Teacher:
S. Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 217

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    Murphy's Rock is situated in the townland of Boolypatrick in Blarney Parish and in the County Cork. This Rock was supposed to cure warts. It is in the dyke of the road, locally called the Madman's Road. It is a solid round - shaped rock with a hole in the centre. Anyone having warts was supposed to put as many stones as he has warts into a bag, drop (they) them at Sunberry Cross, then dip his hand into the hole which is nearly always full of water and thoroughly wet the warts.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Horgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Blarney, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr E. Horgan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Blarney, Co. Cork