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School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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  1. Local Cures

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    Warts a good cure for warts is to bury a piece of bacon and when it rots the wart will rot,
    Burns a good cure for burns it to rub cow manure on them.
    Boils a good cure for them is to fill a bottle with water and when it is steaming put the neck of it on the boil and it will suck out the bad stuff.
    Bog line is good for strengthening your blood,
    Styings a good cure for them is to pluck off 10 jags of a goose berry bush stab them in your eye and throw the 10th away when they not the styings will not also
    Corns the best cure for the is to pare
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    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
    Patrick O Hagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carvagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Bridget O Hagan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Carvagh, Co. Donegal