School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan
- Location:
- Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 076
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- (continued from previous page)should squeeze a dockleaf on the affected part to ease the pain.
It is said that if a person has warts and if he rubs soot on them, the warts will disappear.
If a person has toothache and if he puts tobbacco in the tooth it will stop the pain.
If a person had a rash on his body and if he mixes sulphur and fresh butter together, and applies the mixture on his body it is said that it will take away the rash.
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- Informant
- Sarah Heffernan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Carrignamweel, Co. Wicklow
