School: Cavangarden (roll number 16511)
- Location:
- Cavangarden, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Rebecca C. R. Mitchell
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- (4.) These cures were collected by Annie Kerrigan from Mrs Allingham, Tullyhurk, Ballyshannon.(1) Toothache was cured by putting a little pepper or salt in the tooth.(2) Headache was cured by putting a little drop of vinegar on the crown of the head.
- Collector
- Annie Kerrigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullyhorky, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Allingham
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tullyhorky, Co. Donegal
- (1) Stone Bruises.Poultices were used for stone bruises in former times. A poultice of white bread with sugar over the top was supposed to be(continues on next page)