School: An Clochar, Roscrea
- Location:
- Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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- (continued from previous page)cross, then put it on a goose berry thorn and when the worm rots the wart goes.
Another cure for a wart is to make a hole in a turnip and fill it with salt. leave it near your bed and every time you look at it make the sign of the cross and rub the wart with the turnip. When the turnip rots the wart goes. Ringworm:
Put ink around ringworm and it stops it from spreading. Sore eyes:
For sore eyes, put your fasting spit on them or wash them in cold tea.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Tobin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Parkmore, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs John Mangan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Ballinlough, Co. Offaly
