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School: Ballinlough (roll number 9238)

Location:
Ballinlough Big, Co. Meath
Teacher:
P. Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 042

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    Warts
    A common cure for warts is to get a snail rub him to the wart and stick him on a thorn.
    Another cure is to rub a lump of washing soda to the wart for nine days.
    If you are walking along the road and you come across a hollow stone with a drop of water in it and you rub it to the wart is another cure.
    To wash your hands in hot potato water.
    Dip a red match in water and rub the head of it to the wart will cure it.
    Rub holy water to the wart until it falls off.
    Tie a horse's hair around the wart is another cure.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Briody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Cortown, Co. Meath