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School: An Sciobairín

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Skibbereen, Co. Cork
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Micheál Ó Cuileanáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0297, Page 189

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    Traditional Cures
    Warts
    There are some cures I have heard. If a person has warts it is said that if he put a stone into a purse and put it on the road the first person that gets the purse will get the warts. Another old cure is to tie a piece of string around the warts for a few mornings.
    Sore Eye
    A cure for a sore eye is to rub your fasting spit every morning for about three or four mornings. Another cure is to rub cold tea to it for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pádraig Ó Donnchadha
    Gender
    Male