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School: Tír na nEascrach

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Tiranascragh, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Eamonn Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0058, Page 0229

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    Cure for Consumption
    Pat Mullin says that long ago, people used cure Consumption by encasing the patient in yellow clay for nine days and nine nights. Feeding him very well all the time
    Cure for Warts
    To apply the fasting spit mixed with ashes.
    Milky weed in July amp of the milky juice.
    Catch a snail – one without a shell – rub the slime on the wart then impale the snail on the thorn of a whitethorn bush and as the snail withers the wart withers also
    To steal a piece of bacon
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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
    Informant
    Pat Mullin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cappagh, Co. Galway