School: Liostuathail (B.) 1.
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Haodha
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- If you have warts rub your fasting spit to them for nine mornings in succession and they will go away.
If you have warts steal a piece of meat from the butcher and bury it in the dunghill. When the meat begins to rot the warts will rot also.
If you have warts rub the water that lodges in the hollow of a limestone to them three times making the sign of the cross each time and the warts will go.
If you have warts place a small bag of salt outside somebody's door. Whoever picks up the bag will get the warts.
If you have a sty in your eye rub your mother's gold ring to it for nine mornings in succession and it will go away.
If you have a 'stitch' in your side from running spit under a flat stone and the pain will go.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tadhg Ua Conchubhair
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry