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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 256

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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.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tess Brady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycashel, Co. Roscommon