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School: Granard (B.) (Muire Gan Smál) (roll number 13963)

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Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
León Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 244

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    Local Cures
    Charm of the Thorn
    To extract it from the hand or foot. The person that has the cure pounds dandelions, thistles and sprouts of white-thorn together and saying a special prayer while doing so. This cure never failed. It would also take out bits of needles
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    Warts
    Persons with warts went to a holy well and rubbed the water to the warts. They then stuck a small stick with a rag on it in a hole on the side well.
    Another way to cure warts was to rub a black snail to the warts and then stick the snail on the sharp thorn of a whin bush.
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    Another cure for warts is to dissovle washing soda in hot water and bathe the affected parts nine times.
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    Still another cure for warts is to rub them with spittle while fasting in the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Granard, Co. Longford