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School: Mullingar (Pres. Convent) (roll number 934)

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Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Sr. Colmcille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0735, Page 065

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    For a toothache smoke a pipe.
    For warts bless your wart with your fast spit until it is gone. Also if you meet a black snail accidently rub it on your wart, hang it on a black thorn bush and as soon as the snail withers away your wart will do likewise.
    Drop three pins into a well and then drop three more into a churchyard.
    Cure for a sore throat roast salt on a shovel and put it into an old sock and tie it around your neck.
    Cure for a sty in
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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
    Jenny Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullingar, Co. Westmeath