School: St Columba's, Buncrana
- Location:
- Buncrana, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1111, Page 146
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- It is said if there is a hole in a rock with water in it and you have warts on your hand and you put your finger in the hole the warts will go away. A cure for a headache is to put a St. Bridgets cross on your head. A cure for the whooping caugh is to give a donkey oats and go under the donkey three times and every bit falls from its mouth eat it. A cure for warts is to rub a piece of bacon on the wart and throw the bacon away when the bacon rots the warts will go away.
- Collector
- James Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Isabell Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- c. 42
- I'm an upright honest lawyer
In case you do not know
I've never been in Arbour Hill
Or the Castle of Drumboe
But friends I had in plenty
And my enemies were few
Until the big election in 1932.
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