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School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Caisleán an Chomair (roll number 10835)

Location:
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Agatha
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    Get 'rosin' from a dale tree and put it in the tooth. Fast every Wednesday for a certain length of time.
    The cure for warts are tie a horse hair round the wart and it will cut it off. Cut an apple in quarters and put each quarter on the wart in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Then bury the apple and according as the apple decays the wart will wither off. Put a hairy maggot on the wart and then put the maggot on a thorny bush and according as the hairy maggot withers the wart will wither. Put the milk of the stalk of the dandelion on the wart. Rub the wart with washing soda. If you come on water in the hollow of a rock unconsciously
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Chatsworth Street, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr Michael Ryan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Chatsworth Street, Co. Kilkenny