School: Faythe (roll number 11361)
- Teacher: An tSr. Columcille
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- 1) Warts may be cured by rubbing a snail on the warts and then sticking the snail on a white thorn bush. When it rots the warts rot also and fall off. My Granny told me to try this cure but although I did so I did not get any results.2) Warts may also be cured by rubbing them with a stone which was accidentally boiled with potatoes. This is a very common cure amongst the country people. We have such a stone in our house.3) My Brother cured his warts by putting into a bag the same number of knots of straw as he had of warts.
He then threw away the bag in a public place and when it was picked up the warts disappeared.4) Another cure which is often very successful is to tie a horse's hair tightly around the wart.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Fenelon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Maudlintown, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Kealing
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Maudlintown, Co. Wexford
