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School: Carnamoyle (roll number 7344)

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Carnamoyle, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hugh McKee Fleck
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1114, Page 44

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    There was a man in this district and he cured what is called the "Rose" or "Erysipeles". He cut a raw potato and drew his own blood and put it on the potato, and then rubbed that on the sore. When anyone took whooping cough the cure was, to go to a man and woman who were the same name before they were married and if they gave anything to eat such as bread and butter, that was a cure. A cure for mumps was putting the boy or girl three times under a donkey and right over it. Another cure for mumps was to put a horse's halter on
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Eskaheen, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Eskaheen, Co. Donegal