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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

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Owning, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 013

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    hawthorn bush and left to wither. When the snail withered the wart withered also. A frog was sometimes used to cure a toothache. A burned alder-stick was used to heal ring-worn.
    Many people visited Holy Wells to cure sore eyes. Some applied the water to their eyes while others drank it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmogue, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Edward Moran
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Kilmogue, Co. Kilkenny