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School: Knockbridge (C.), Dundalk (roll number 15102)

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Droichead an Chnoic, Co. Lú
Teacher:
Margaret O' Hanlon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 340

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    it on a bush and when it withers the warts will also wither. If you get a stone with a hole in it and water in the hole wash your warts in the water. Another one is to get two straws and to rub them to the warts. Then bury them in the clay and when the straws wither the warts will wither.
    The cure for the mumps is to put an asses winkers on the person who has the mumps.
    The cure for a stye is to get thorns of a gooseberry bush and someone who is not belonging to the family and has a mother and father alive points the thorns to the persons stye.
    Certain people have healing power such as a person of the name McElroy has a cure for the rose or erysipilas.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary B. Thornton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    An Ghráinseach, Co. Lú