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School: Kilcleagh (roll number 14700)

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Kilcleagh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mheachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 090

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 090

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  1. Cures (continued)

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    3. A cure for warts, is to rub damp washingsoda on them for nine days.
    4. A cure for a cold in the chest is to stay in bed and take plenty of black- currant drinks.
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  2. Old Cures

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    1. A cure for midge bites is to rub elder leaves on the bites.
    2. A cure for ugliness is to wash your face in the dew of the grass on an early May morning.
    3.The seventh son of a seventh son is able to cure any disease by touch.
    4. If you find a snail when you are not thinking of one, (any) and rub him on a wart and the wart will be cured in a short time.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edith F. Ross
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moate, Co. Westmeath