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School: Baile an tSagairt (roll number 13985)

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Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Prionnsias Ua Coilín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1039, Page 41

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    Cures for Falling Sickness
    1. If a person fall with falling sickness and a person who has never seen him before shakes sand and meal over the sick person it will cure him.
    Cures for Cold
    1. Heat buttermilk and put sugar in it and drink it after going to bed.
    2. Wash the feet in mustard water before going to bed.
    3. Take big drink of whiskey just after going to bed.
    4. Boil marshmallow and drink juice.
    Cure for [?]
    1. The juice of an onion rubbed into the back for nine days.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Joe Mc Ginley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mary Mc Callig
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Pat Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Rob Corregan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal