School: Coill-Chéim (roll number 9044)
- Location:
- Calhame, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Cuinneagáin
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- (continued from previous page)Stone Bruises:- If you have a stone bruise on your foot walk in somebody else's shoes three times and the stone bruise will go away.
Ring worm:- If you have the ring worm boil soot and salt and put it three different times on the sore.
Boils:- If you have boils get a snail,cut him in two parts and rub them on the boils.
Foul mouth:- A boy that never saw his father, get him to blow his breadth[?] on you and then you will have the cure yourself.
Corns:- Get a raw onion or a raw barnack that grows on the rocks on the shore and apply it on top of the corn.
Evil:- Get the seventh son or the seventh daughter of a family to rub their hands on it and you will get better.
Hiccough:- Get someone to give you a shock and then you will get better in a minute. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Informant
- P. Mc Closkey
- Address
- Casheltown, Co. Donegal