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School: An Mhódh-Scoil, Sligeach

Location:
Sligo, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás Guy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0159, Page 276

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    breakfast.
    When a person removes a splinters from his hand to should chew the splinter so that one will never go into his hand again.
    To cure a child with whooping cough it should be carries three times under a donkey that has a foal. The cough will be banished after a short while.
    There is a cure for erysipulas too, made up by three women whose fathers were dead before the children were born. The cure consists of butter and certain herbs, and it must be applied to the affected part after sunrise and before sunset.
    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
    Marion Johnston
    Gender
    Female