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School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)

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Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 148

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    bag as there are warts on your body, and leaving the bag on at the road. Whoever gets the bag takes the warts.
    Thomas Grenam
    Coolatore, Rosemount, Moate, and James Casey Lisnagree, Streamstown, Moate can cure warts. They count the warts and after some time the warts disappear.
    Ringworm
    Cured by visiting the seventh son, - also by an oitment made up of gunpowder and ink
    Wild Fire Burns
    Cured by applying the blood of a Deegan or a Daly.
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Meaton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    39
    Occupation
    Teacher