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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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An tSr. Aileabhaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 320

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    The following are some of the old cures which were observed in the district of Ballina long ago:-
    Warts:-
    If a person had warts long ago they used to get a snail and rub him to each one of the warts then hand him on a hawthorn bush and according as the snail was withering the warts would be withering too. Another cure was to count the warts and get that many small stones, put them in a bag and leave them at a four cross roads. The person who would pick up the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary D' Arcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr J. Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Grange, Co. Tipperary