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School: Clochar Lughaidh, Carraig Machaire Rois (roll number 15329)

Location:
Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Sr. Máire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0935, Page 041

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    Cure for warts.
    If a person who has a wart on his hand meets a snail unexpectedly and rubs him to the wart and then hangs him on a bush. As the snail withers so shall the wart.
    Measles.
    A saucer of milk is left on the floor and a ferret is taken to it and made drink it. When he has taken his share the remainder is given to the sick child.
    Cure for warts
    A weed called the £"Seven Sisters" which grows in Rocky districts cures warts. The
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English