School: Losad
- Location:
- Losset, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Úna Bean Uí Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1072, Page 299
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- (continued from previous page)with the skin of an eel. The sprain is supposed to be cured in a few days.Old Cure for toothache.
Put out a scarf or handkerchief on St Brigid's night; and the toothache will go and not come back if you keep the scarf or handkerchief for a year.Cure for Boils.
A plant with an Irish name which means wild parsnip is found near rivers. The root of the plant is boiled or roasted and applied to the boil as a poultice. It is said to be very effective and some people claim to have been cured with it.Whooping cough.
The child is taken and passed under a donkey three times - always the same way. This cure is used at the present day and people in some localities have great belief in it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Coll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gleann Domhain, Co. Donegal
