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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Thurles (roll number 4068)

Location:
Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0552, Page 329

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    People had a great many remedies for ailments long ago. For example: warts. They used to bury some weeds unknown to anybody and when they withered the warts also withered. Another cure is to spit on them before breakfast or to rub a snail to them before breakfast or to rub a snail to them and they would also go, or put some stones in a paper and to leave them on the road and whoever picks it up will take the warts and the other person will get rid of them.
    Bread-soda and castor-oil mixed, and to rub it to them is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O' Dwyer
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary