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School: Killyclare

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Killycleare, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Cheithearnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1017, Page 006

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    To Cure a Wart II Rub the wart with a penny, throw the penny over your right shoulder. When someone finds the penny the wart will go away.
    To Cure The Mumps. Put on an ass's bridle on the person who has the mumps and lead him or her three times round inside the pig-sty.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Informant
    Mrs Paddy Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 55
    Address
    Madabawn, Co. Cavan