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School: Carnaross, Kells (roll number 3852)

Location:
Carnaross, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0705, Page 020

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    Cure of the evil
    It is said that the seventh son has the cure of the evil.
    Cure of nose bleeding
    Put a cold stone to the back of your head and it will keep if from bleeding or put a halfpenny on the roof of your mouth.
    Cure of warts
    If you see a snail and hang him on a bush and when he would wither the warts would go.
    A child born after his father dying is supposed to be lucky.
    Cure of measles
    Get a bunch of nettles and wash the roots and boil them
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English