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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 19_005

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    the month of June and July if you meet rock-water and rub it on your warts they will disappear. If you got a black snail and rub it on warts they are cured.
    Long ago people used to cure boils by soap and sugar missed together and put into a piece of clean cloth and put it to the boil to cure it.
    Chilblains were cured long ago by going into a house that you were never in before and take off your shoes and leave your feet on the hearth and you will leave the chilblains after
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Muckloon, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Dan Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muckloon, Co. Galway