School: Shannagh (roll number 8400)
- Location:
- Shannagh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: J. Hutchman
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- Oatmeal and buttermilk mixed together and applied to a boil is supposed to cure it.
A cure for whooping cough is to put the child over a donkey's back and under its body three times.
A stye on the eye is supposed to be cured by touching it with a gooseberry thorn.
To swallow a few grains of salt is a cure for the hiccough.
A fright is also a cure for the hiccough.
A cure for the ringworm is to rub the affected part with ashes which have been taken from a smoked pipe.
A cure for the measles is to drink a mixture of whiskey and garlic.- Collector
- Jim Mc Groary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Shannagh, Co. Donegal