Notes & Queries Archive
NOTE1850

A Charm for Warts

By JARTZBERG.

In some parts of Ireland, especially towards the south, they place great faith in the following charm:—When a funeral is passing by, they rub the warts and say three times, "May these warts and this corpse pass away and never more return;" sometimes adding, "in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost."

Topics: Charms, Funeral Customs, Folk Beliefs

Locations: Ireland