School: Tomhaggard

Location:
Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0877, Page 251

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    the cure in his tongue for burns.
    Cure for Toothache
    Anyone that holds a frog in his mouth will get cured of toothache.
    Saint johns well in Tomhaggard is said to be a cure for sore eyes if you visit it nine times.
    Mella Curley
    Tenacre
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Cure for Warts
    Spit on your warts for nine mornings before your breakfast.
    Spit on your warts and rub them with the head of a match
    Rub your warts with a snail and put the snail on the thorn of a shock and if the snail be gone the next day your warts will be gone too.
    Rub your warts with the juice of a certain shrub. I do not know the name of this shrub.
    Get washing soda and melt it with a lighting candle and let drip on your warts.
    Wash your hands with potato water and washing soda.
    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
    Eamonn Connick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford