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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh

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Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 451a

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    Cure for a wart: - If you get a piece of straw with a knot at U on it, and if you bury this in clay without telling anybody, is is said that while the piece of straw is rotting, that the wart will be also rotting at the same time.
    Chilblains: - If you paint you chilblains with iodine and then hit your foot up against the fire, it is said that you will never have chilblains again.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita Slattery
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    15
    Address
    Pearse Street, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Slattery
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Pearse Street, Co. Tipperary