School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
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- 19. To remove warts rub over with castor oil.
20. Steal a piece of meat, rub on wart and bury the meat. As this rots the warts disappear.
21. Tie a silk thread or horse hair and the wart will fall out after a few days. Leave thread on
22. The sap of an ash tree when it is burning in the fire will cure a wart if rubbed on it
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- Informant
- Mr B. White
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
- 21. Tie a silk thread or horse hair and the wart will fall out after a few days. Leave thread on
- 22. The sap of an ash tree when it is burning in the fire will cure a wart if rubbed on it
