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School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)

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Dysart, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0672, Page 207

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    the cure for ringworm. He has to get special clay, wet the clay, with holy water, and rub the clay on the ringworm and then he has to say a few prayers.
    Hacks
    The cure for hacks is to get cobbler's wax, and melt the wax and put it on the hacks.
    Sting of a wasp
    The cure for sings of wasp's is to squeeze, out the sting, and to rub a blue bag, on it, or to squeeze the juice of an onion on it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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