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School: Drimcoe (roll number 3977)

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    “A cure for warts is rub a black snail over them...”

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    A cure for warts is rub a black snail over them then hang the snail up till it decays and the warts will go with it.
    John Elliot Creevin Mt Charles Co. Donegal
    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
    John Elliott
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creevins, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Tom Elliott
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Creevins, Co. Donegal