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School: Cnoc Aoibhinn (Mount Pleasant) (C.) (roll number 13501)

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Mountpleasant, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Géaraidh
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    cure the children. If the horseman is asked for the cure it has no effect.
    Warts.
    If a person who has warts by chance sees a rock with a hole containing water he washes the warts and says "Holy water on this rock Here i come to cure my warts. The warts gradually disappear.
    A black slug is rubbed three times on the wart. Then it is hung up on a black thorn bush and according as it is withering the wart withers also.
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    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
    Eileen Gilligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Gilligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyglass, Co. Mayo