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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 264

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  1. Old Cures

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    If there happens to be seven sons in a family and no daughter the seventh son would have the cure of the ringworm and it has been proved that if a worm was laid on his hand it would immediately die.
    Cure for Warts
    Get some straw, sprinkle it with water and bury it deep down in the ground. Then as the straw rots so also will the warts fade away.
    Cure for Sunburn
    On a May morning get up before the sun rises, wash your face in the dew of the grass. You are then guarded against all sunburn for a year and your skin will not turn
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Aileen Kelleghan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Monaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughanstown, Co. Westmeath