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School: Whitecastle (roll number 10231)

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Whitecastle, Co. Donegal
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George Mc Cahey
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  1. A Cure for Warts

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    Once long ago a girl had a lot of warts on her hands. She did not know how to get them cured. She did not like to go to the doctor with them, so she heard of a man who could give her a cure. The man came to her house. He gave her a pin and told her to touch the warts with it. She touched the warts with it one by one. He then showed her a rock. There was a little hollow ion the rock. He told her to put the pin into this little hollow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Parke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creehennan, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss Emma Parke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Creehennan, Co. Donegal