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School: Naomh Colm Cille, Craigtown (roll number 171)

Location:
Magheradrumman, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Brian E. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Page 35

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    Long ago the people used to use black tea when they would have sore eyes. they used to bathe their eyes in the black tea every morning.
    An old fashioned cure for a sprain was to hold the sprained joint under a water tap
    An old fashioned cure for children who had hives was to get a green herb called green ivy and boil it and then mix the ivy water with milk and give it to the child to drink.
    Long ago people, when they would get a burn used to rub paraffin oil on the burn to keep it from blistering.
    An old fashioned cure for the toothache was to get some salt petre and put it into your tooth.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Mc Elhinney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glack, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Crocknageeha, Co. Donegal