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School: Muine an Mheadha

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Monivea, Co. Galway
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Pádraic S. Ó hÓbáin
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    If anyone had a sty on their eye they would measure it with a gooseberry thorn.
    If anyone had a headache they would measure it with a bit of straw.
    If you had a wart on your hand and if you come to well of water on a stone you would be cured.
    If anyone had a wart on their hand they would put a snail on top of it and shake salt on it.
    These cures were told by Mrs. Daly aged 73 years who in Monivea Co. Galway. Collected by Annie Burke Monivea N.S.
    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
    Annie Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Address
    Monivea Demesne, Co. Galway