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School: The Rower (B.), Inistioge (roll number 15160)

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The Rower, Co. Kilkenny
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Risteárd Ó Cuirrín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0847, Page 099

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  2. Local Cures

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    Long ago people had several old cures.
    1. A cure for a sty is to prod the sign of the cross on it three times. Another cure for a sty is to make the sign of the cross on it with a gold ring.
    2. A cure for a wart is to rub a snail on it; stick a snail on a "sciog", and as the snail decays the wart will also decay. Another cure for a wart is to make three crosses out of three straws and bury them, and as the straws decay the wart will also decay.
    3. A lick of a dog would heal a cut.
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