School: Coracrin
- Location:
- Corr an Chrainn, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 074
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- The cure for a sprained ankle or wrist, is to tie the skin of a eel round it.
Th cure for the sting of a nettle is to rub a dockan over it and say Dockan, Dockan in and out take the sting of a neetle out.
The cure for a pain in the ear, is to make the sign of the cross three times on the ground.
The cure for a sore throat is to tie a stocking around it, and put salt in it.
The cure for the whooping cough is to go with it to a man or woman married of the same surname or go under a donkey's belly and the donkey must be eating meal.
The cure for the momps is to boil neetle stalks and make tea out of them.
The cure for ring worm is to put ink round it.
The cure for rhumatism is to rub the fat of a goose on it at(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Tessie Fields
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corr na Craoibhe, Co. Mhuineacháin
