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School: Tomhaggard

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Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford
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Séamus Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0877, Page 252

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    Gun powder and ink applied to ringworm will cure it.
    A cure for hichup, think of the host and chald and take a deep breath, and the hichup will go away.
    A cure for toothache; get some cold water in your mouth and sit on a hot range till it boils and then the toothache will go.
    A cure for warts; count the number of warts in your mouth and sit on a hot range till it boils and then the toothache will go.
    A cure for warts; count the number of warts and get a small stone for each wart. Place the stone sin a small bag and put them on the road. Whoever finds them is supposed to get the warts.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Codd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Grange, Co. Wexford