School: Termon
- Location:
- Termon, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0980, Page 125
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- There are other cures for warts. Every morning and night rub washing soda to them, or every morning spit on them when you are fasting.
There are two wells in Mullamagavan one in Philip Tierney's land, and one in Patrick Gray's land. When you go to the well bless yourself with the water and rub it three times to the warts.
For sore eyes bathe them with cold tea.
For a stye on the eye get ten gooseberry thorns, and point them one by one at the eye, and bless yourself nine times with nine thorns. Then throw(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anna Soden
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Soden
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullymagowan, Co. Cavan
