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School: Westland (roll number 8428)

Location:
Donore, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Mrs E.J. Roberts
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    morning and breathed on him and he were healed.
    A snail is rubbed to a Wart three times in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Ghost to take it away. The snail is then hung on a thorn, The wart disappears as fast as the snail withers away.
    Another cure for warts is to cut a potato in two and rub the wart with it and then throw the potato up on the roof of a house and as the potato withers the wart withers.
    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
    Arthur Bell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughan, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr C. Bell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Loughan, Co. Meath