School: Abbey (B.), Celbridge (roll number 5350)
- Location:
- Celbridge, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. J. McManus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0773, Page 331
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- (continued from previous page)If saliva commonly called '' fasting spit is smeared on warts it will remove them.
Another popular cure for warts is to find a snail accidentally rub it on the wart and then stick it on a black thorn. When the snail withers so also will the wart.
To cure a stye in the eye, make the sign of the cross on it with a woman's wedding ring three times a day for three days.
Another cure is to bathe the stye in hot tea three times a day for three days.
A stye in the eye can be cured by saying '' a stye in the eye,a sty a lie three times each morning before rising for three mornings.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Mac Áirt
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Celbridge, Co. Kildare
