School: Castletown, Mountrath (roll number 2731)
- Location:
- Baile an Chaisleáin, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Bean Uí Mhearnáin
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- (continued from previous page)on the wart and then buried.
Another means of getting rid of these is by tying a horse hair round the wart and leaving it on until it cuts away the wart.
Impurities of the Blood;
A clove of Garlic taken before breakfast each morning for nine mornings acts as great Blood purifier. A concochion of Sulphur, Treacle, Craeam of Tartar and lemon juice is also and old time purifier.
