School: Ballyburke (roll number 5125)

Location:
Bellaburke, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cheallaigh
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  1. A cure the people had long ago for warts was to get water in the hollow of a stone and not to be looking for it and to wash the place where the warts are and they will go.
    Another cure for warts was to get a black snail a rub him of the warts and then to stick the snail in a gooseberry thorn and as the snail is melting the warts will be going.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Francie O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumneen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Duffy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aille, Co. Mayo