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School: Barkhall (roll number 8343)

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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
J. L. Browne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 349

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    Local Cures.
    There is an old cure for a sore called 'Evil' which the seventh child of a family if they are all boys or girls in succession is supposed to be able to rub in.
    An ancient cure for mumps is to wash with moss water.
    An old cure for the toothache was to tie a piece of cord to the tooth and then tie it to the handle of a door or somewhere else and get someone to touch the point of your nose with a red hot iron.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mc Nutt
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnamogagh Lower, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs H. Mc Nutt
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    41
    Address
    Carnamogagh Lower, Co. Donegal