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School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 17_013

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    This is an old cure for warts. Get a snail and put it on a thorn and keep the snail on the wart and as soon as the snail is dying the wart is fading away.
    The cure for chiblains is to get a turnip and cut a hole and put salt in it and hold it in front of the fire to melt and rub it well to the chilblain
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Farrell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary