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School: Robertson (roll number 13372)

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Ballintra, Co. Donegal
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Somhairle Mac Ádhaimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 144

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    said a few words. After a few days, the sprain was better.
    There was a woman that had a charm, she could take a mote out of your eye. She got a cupful of clean water, and she said a few words. Then, the mote came into her mouth and she put the cup to her mouth and the mote came into the water.
    An ivy leaf put to a corn will remove it.
    A black snail put to a wart will cure it.
    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
    Olive Dinsmore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Inishfad, Co. Donegal