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School: Mín a Ghabhann (Meenagowan) (roll number 16823)

Location:
Mín an Ghabhann, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 08_012

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  1. The Cure for a Stye (continued)

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    Holy-Ghost Amen.
    The cure for a cancer is to put nettles to it and it will go away.
    They used to cure the Rose with a tast of McCahell blood. The cure for the (C) measils is to boil nettles and when they are boiled lift them out and to give the soup of it to the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sties (~76)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Treasa Ní Thrimble
    Gender
    Female