School: Brughtheine (B.), Malla
- Location:
- Churchtown, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Tighearnaigh
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“There are many old cures, some of which are very good while others are useless.”
There are many old cures, some of which are very good while others are useless.
A snail is rubbed to warts and in a few weeks they will disappear. Some people say that you should not be looking for the snail at all when you would find him and that you should kill him by sticking a thorn through him. Of course it is the slime of the snail that kills the wart.
- Collector
- Matthew Coghlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Annagh South, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Howard
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Annagh South, Co. Cork