School: Dunboyne (roll number 15915)
- Location:
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
- Teacher: N.F. Ó Donncha
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- (continued from previous page)rubbed a small potato on the affected parts and said a short prayer. The warts disappeared in two weeks.
5 Forge water applied in the Name of the Father and of the Son and Holy Ghost is also supposed to cure warts.
6 Washing warts in potato water is another cure.
7 The sap ("milk") from the week also cures warts.Mrs Dowd of Dunboyne had the cure of warts which passed on to her daughter Mrs Keley of Bennettstown who
