School: Druim na hAdhairce (roll number 14379)
- Location:
- Drumnaheark East, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Mhic Robhartaigh
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- Long ago there used to be a cure for the measles called nettle tea. If a person had mumps, the donkey’s bridle used to be put on him and he would be led to a place where three streams met. He would have to take three drops of water out of where the three streams met. The doctor used to cure anybody who had sprains [.] If a person counted the warts three Fridays after other, then he would get rid of them. Long ago a swelling in the head used to be called rose. If the seventh daughter rubbed her had hand on the rose it would go away.
- Collector
- Mary Kennedy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Letterbarra, Co. Donegal