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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 520

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    Murphys Cure: Go round a pig sty three times with an asses winkers on and say each time.
    “ Muckna, Muckna, sin agat do lachna take it now”
    Rheumahsm Cure: Rub goose grease into the part where the Rheumahsm Is.
    Cure for warts
    I Stick a snail on a thorn and while the snail is withering the wart will fall off.
    II Wash the warts in water found in a hole in a stone which you were not looking for.
    The juice of boiled nettles will cure measles.
    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
    Bridget Duggan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lurganboy, Co. Meath