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School: Mín Charraigeach (roll number 7188)

Location:
Meencargagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Ghiolla Uain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 188

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    every hour or so and another hot poultice is put on.
    No. 5—When people get the mumps they are led over a river three times, taking a drink each time out of the hand of the man who is leading them. Not very long afterwards the mumps disappear.
    No. 6—Boils are poultice with soap and sugar. If this poultice is not applied very hot it is not of much use.
    No. 7—Loaf-bread and milk are usually boiled to make a poultice for cuts. The old poultice is taken off and a fresh one put on after a day or so. This treatment is continued until the cut is quite healed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ethna Cassidy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Croaghonagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Kitty Mac Grory
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    91
    Address
    Meencrumlin, Co. Donegal