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School: Mín na Glaise (Meenglass)

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Meenglass, Co. Donegal
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Síle, Bean Uí Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 91

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  3. XML “The Cure for Heart Fever”
  4. XML “The Cure for Warts”

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  1. The Cure for Heart Fever (continued)

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    The roll of ribbon is rubbed round persons body and makes Sign of the Cross with it, over the heart. - This is repeated three times in all. The coiled up ribbon is then stuck in at person's heart and left for a few minutes. The coil is then opened up, If the person has heart fever, the thread will be all on one side of the ribbon, In all three visits are paid to curer, but if curer likes the cure can be done three times on one day to suit people who live far off.
    After sunset the patient stretches himself three times his own length on the grass, and digs the ground with a knife or spoon. He then takes a piece of earth and smells it. He must repeat this next morning before sunrise, and on the two evenings and two mornings following. - That is for three days in all.
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  2. The Cure for Warts

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. warts (~307)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matthew Pearson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meenbog, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Margaret Davis
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meenbog, Co. Donegal