School: Rath Sionnaigh
- Location:
- Rashenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Suibhne
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If a person has a burn, the first thing to do, is put olive oil on it.
A cure for a headache is to put vinegar on it.
A cure for a cut is to rub a dog's tongue on it.
If you have a sore back, rub the skin of an eel on it, and it will cure it.
A cure for a sore ear, is to get wadding, and put castor-oil on the wadding then put it into your ear, and it will mend it.
If you have a strained wrist, hold it under a spout of cold water, then bandage it, and it will be all right.
If you have a beeling finger or foot, tie a foxes tongue on it, and it will bring out the corruption.
If you have warts on your feet, and when you walk into a hole of water, without thinking of the warts, they will go away.
If you have a toothache, lick a frog, and it will be all right.
Checken-weed is good for a swelling.
Shamsugs is good for a lump or a swelling.(continues on next page)