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School: Aghadachor (Aghador)

Location:
Aghadachor, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire T. Ní Bhréasláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1078, Page 22

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  3. XML “Shipwrecks, Burnings, etc.”
  4. XML “Cures”

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  2. Cures

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    Whooping cough: People say that a donkey's milk is good.
    Rheumatism: Sloan's liniment is the best cure. Some take nettle soup for them.
    Toothache: Baking soda is often used.
    Warts: Rub the warts with raw bacon or beef and dip them in water on a stone.
    Sprains: People born on Shrove Tuesday can cure sprains. Hot chicken weed is sometimes used.
    Evil: The seventh daughter can cure the evil.
    Rose: People say that the seventh son can cure the rose.
    Cure for a cough: People drink nettle soup for a cough.
    Burns: Water that comes off docking leaves is good for burns.
    Deep cuts: Moss is good to put on deep cuts.
    Mumps: If the father and mother are the
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