School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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Mix soap and sugar together with a knife until it becomes an ointment. Put it to the boil and it will draw the matter out of it.Warts.
If a person who has warts finds a black snail, when not looking for it, and rubs it on the warts, and then hangs it on a thorn. While the snail is dying the warts will also be disappearing.Toothache.
A person who puts a live frog in his mouth when he has the toothache will be cured of it.
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