School: N. Peadair, Caisleán an Bharraigh (roll number 13787)

Location:
Carrowbrinoge, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Coigligh
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  3. XML “The Fox”
  4. XML “Cures”

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Folktales index
    AT0033: The Fox Plays Dead and is Thrown out of the Pit and Escapes
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tully Commons, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Eddie Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tully Commons, Co. Mayo
  2. If a person rubbed a snail on a wart and put it on a thorn, when the snail would be withered the wart would be gone.
    If you rub a wart-weed on a wart the wart will go.
    If you rub a bit of fat-bacon on a wart and bury it without anyone seeing you the wart will go.
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