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School: Hackettstown (2)

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Hacketstown, Co. Carlow
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Anna Seabrooke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0909, Page 497

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    Cancer - Robert Harris of Coolmanagh has a cure for external cancer. He got a cure from his Father who previously got it from his Mother.
    He mixes a plaster and puts it on where the cancer is.
    The person has to go to him two or three times to see how it is getting on, and to remove the plaster, and the root of the cancer comes out. The plaster is left on for five weeks.
    The above remedy was got from Mr Harris
    Tombeagh
    Hacketstown,
    Co. Carlow.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Harris
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tombeagh, Co. Carlow

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    Warts - A great many children have a great many warts on their fingers. It is believed around here if the hand is dipped in forge water in which a wheel has been cooled the warts will go away.
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