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   in Killybegs can cure a sprain. He gets up in the morning before the rising sun and makes a circle. He goes around the circle three times and while he goes round he makes a plasters of blood and erbs. This plaster is supposed to cure sprain.

   Writer of above:- Maureen Mc. Granaghan,
   William St.,
   Raphoe,
   Co. Donegal.
   17/12/37

   

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2. My Home and District

   

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   I live in the town of Raphoe. When St Columba had the monastry in Derry some of the monks came to this town and built a church and a lot of small houses. They built a fence around the small houses so as to keep out the wild animals. Raie was the name of the fences and boive was the name of the small houses. So this is how

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)

   Language

   English

   Location

   Raphoe, Co. Donegal

   Collector

   Thomas Hamilton

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Raphoe, Co. Donegal