School: Cluainteach (roll number 10329)

Location:
Cloontagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Garaidh
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  3. XML “Charms and Prayers and Cures - A Cure for a Wart”
  4. XML “Charms and Prayers and Cures - A Cure for Ringworm”
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  1. At the old parish church of Clonguish at Castleforbes there is a stone with a hollow in it and if you rub a pin on each wart and if you drop the pin into the water in the hollow your warts will be cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Mac Oscair
    Gender
    Male