School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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- Cures for warts:
The waters of three town-lands that meet together is a cure for warts.
A snail rubed on a wart three times and the snail is hung up on a bush will take them away.
If there is water in a stone and rub it on a wart it will cure it.Wild-fire:
If you rub gold on wild-fire it will cure it.
A fasting-spit rubbed on wild-fire is a cure for it. Cough:
Dockings seeds pulled btween the 15th August and the 8th September will cure a cough.Colds:
If you eat garlic it is a cure for colds.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tess Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon