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School: Carysfort, Arklow

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Arklow, Co. Wicklow
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T. E. McAdoo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 102

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  1. A Cure for Warts

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    There are many cures for warts handed down for generations One is Forge -water In every forge will be found a stone trough full of water in which the smith cools his irons It is said that if the warts are washed in this water regularly they will soon disappear.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bertie Kingston
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kish, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr J. Kingston
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    45
    Address
    Kish, Co. Wicklow