School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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- (continued from previous page)Cures Continued
to me by harry Mc. Phillips Ballymacargy.
He has this cure but he could not give it to a man only to a woman, and a woman could only give it to a man.
It is a prayer that has to be said, but he would not tell me of it because if he did he would lose the cure.
If you do not believe you will be cured you will not be cured.
A wound.
I know a good cure for any kind of a wound.
Wounds
Yet an uncooked potato and bruise it up into small pieces.
when this is done the wound must be very clean, then get the potatoes and put them on the wound. This treatment for two days will fade away the wound.
Boils
A good cure for a boil is to get a small piece of a cobweb and put it on the boil and leave it on for two and all the bad blood will be drawn out.
Bleeding wounds
A cobweb is also a good cure for a bleeding wound. You must get a large cobweb and(continues on next page)
