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School: Dundalk (St. Nicholas Monastery) (roll number 16719)

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Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Br. T. Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 083

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    water on the warts until they wear away.
    Chilblains - A cure for these is to cut up an onion and rub the piece on the place where you feel the chilblain.
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    Warts - To cure a wart, it is necessary to find a snail without looking for it. Then you must rub the snail on the wart. The snail is then nailed to wood and, as the snail withers so does the wart.
    Sting from wasps - If a person is stung
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Deane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bridge Street, Co. Louth