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    To remove a birth mark.
    Rub the spot with cotton wool steeped in the blood spilled on St, Martin's eve.
    Spillin the Blood.
    The fowl killed in honour of St Martin must be killed on the flag of the fire. The blood is then spilled in the four corners of the house. It is next wiped up with a piece of cotton wool or tow. This is preseved during the year and is a cure for pains or birth marks
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Martin (~177)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lourde Haugn
    Address
    Einagh, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Mahony
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Einagh, Co. Clare