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School: Birr (St. Brendan's)

Location:
Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
Teachers:
S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 006

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  6. XML “Local Cures”
  7. XML “Local Cures - Wild-Fire”

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  1. Local Cures

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    W. O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Unknown
    Informant
    Mrs O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly

  2. Local Cures

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    (13) A cure for a wart is to get a horse hair and tie it around it. Then pull the hair and the wart will come off.
    D. Connerton. from Mr. W. Connerton
    Main St. Birr.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    (14) Put a ring around a wart and while it is around it stick a pin in it
    D. Connerton. from Mr. W. Connerton
    Main St. Birr.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    (15) Get a snail and rub it on on the wart and hang it on a gooseberry bush. When the snail rots the warts will rot.
    W. Clery. from John Hogan
    Derry, Rathcabbin, Birr
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  5. Local Cures - Wild-Fire

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    Wildfire:- (1) Two persons who are married and having the same names such as Carroll and Carroll can cure wildfire,
    James Fox from Joseph O' Connor
    The Knock
    Coolderry
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