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School: Morton St. Convent Nat. S. (roll number 12349)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Miss Annie O' Dwyer
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  1. Old Cures and Remedies

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    I heard this cure for warts from my grandmother.They used to pick some kind of weed called chicken weed. Then they squeezed the white juice out of it and put it on.
    Chicken weed, really Spurge but called Chichen weed by Mrs Maber and identified bb her as the plant to cure warts.
    Eily Hogan, 34 Kichham St
    Informant: Mrs Maber, (60 yrs) 1 James' St
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Hogan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Maber
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary