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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

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Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 141

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    bacon and put it on it.
    Another cure is to make three poultices of bread and water and put it on it as bread is supposed to be lucky.
    Warts
    The cure for a wart is to put a piece of washing soda in one's pocket and every time one thinks of it to rug it to the wart. After a time the wart is supposed to wither away.
    Sting of a nettle
    To cure the sting of a nettle is to pull a "Coppock" and rub
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath