School: Baile Mac Rabhartaigh (roll number 3978)
- Location:
- Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Fiannaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 230
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- Toothache;
The cure for toothache is to get a stone with a hollow in it and rub the water that is in this hollow to the bad tooth in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.Stone-bruise
The cure for a stone-bruise is to get a piece of red-soap and some sugar and make a poultice of them. Also a loaf-bread poultice is a very good cure.Thorn
The way to take out a thorn is to get a bottle of hot water and keep it to the thorn and in a short time the thorn will come out. This is a cure for boils also.Sore Throat
There are two cures for a sore throat one is to put hot salt in a sock, and put it to the throat another is to gargle the throat with salt and waterMeasles
Nettle-tea is the cure for the measles. This tea is made by boiling the leaves of nettles and some water. The tea is then ready for use.Sore-eyes The cure for sore eyes is to wash them in cold tea(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Cox
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 30
- Address
- Rockhill, Co. Donegal
