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School: Mayne (roll number 12433)

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Mayne, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Margaret Percival
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0720, Page 080

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    rub it to the warts and then put it on a black thorn and according as the snail decayed so also were the warts going away. Another cure was to find water in a hole in a stone and dip your finger in it and rub it to the warts saying "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost."
    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
    Una Walker
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bawn, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Thomas Walker
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Bawn, Co. Cavan