School: Shanakill, Roscrea
- Location:
- Shanakill, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Ceallaigh
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Local Cures (continued)
“Miss Elizabeth Prendergast of Clonmore in the townland of Templemore, has a cure for tetters and ringworms...”
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“The old people used to cure warts this way. When the meat would be cooking for the dinner...”
Warts
The old people used to cure warts this way. When the meat would be cooking for the dinner they used cut off a little piece of meat and make the Sign of the Cross on the wart. They buried the piece of meat. When the meat begins to rot the wart fade away.Toothaches
There was a woman living in Shanakill(continues on next page)