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School: Glenmaquin (roll number 9748)

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Glenmaquin, Co. Donegal
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Eilís Bean Uí Leathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1102, Page 91

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    How to cure the measles. The home cure is to get nettles and boil them to make nettle broth. That is supposed to cure whoever has them.
    Steward Bonar of Deerpark Convoy can cure a sprain and he can cure a bleeding nose. Annie Doherty can cure ringworm by rubbing it with a gold ring.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joe Mc Kinney
    Gender
    Male