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School: Swanzy Memorial N. S. (roll number 10428)

Location:
Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eilis F. Ní Stiobháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 70

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    Local Cures.
    There are a lot of local cured.
    A cure for warts is milk thistle, penny wart, and washing soda.
    A cure for a burn is buttermilk or baking soda.
    A sting of a Bee is cured by a rub of the bluebag, a nettle sting by the juice of a docken when rubbing on the docken say docken in and nettle out
    A cure for a bruise is a stone or something cold held to the bruise.
    A cure for a sore throat is gargle the throat with salt and water
    A cure for chilblains rub with salt or onion or bathe
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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
    Georgina Mc Feeters
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Greencastle, Co. Donegal