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School: Ross (roll number 12789)

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Ross, Co. Meath
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Cáit Bean Uí Mhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0718, Page 069

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    The holy water is rubbed to the Rose.
    Warts are cured with water from a holy well at Wharen.
    To come across water in a stone accidentally cures warts also.
    Mumps are said to be cured by putting the donkeys winkers on the person and lead him in and out of the pigsty three times.
    Burns are cured with a mixture of lime water and linseed oil.
    Roots of nettles and whiskey cure measles.
    A cure for a sty on the eye was
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    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
    Mary Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonagh, Co. Cavan