School: Aghadachor (Aghador)
- Location:
- Aghadachor, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire T. Ní Bhréasláin
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- (continued from previous page)night and the fire spread and burned part of an outhouse.
- 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(continues on next page)- Collector
- George Dennison
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumdutton, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mandy Dennison
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Drumdutton, Co. Donegal