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School: Ramelton

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Rathmelton, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Ó Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 254

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  1. Local Cures

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    Toothache
    It is commonly said in this district that the real cure for the (real cure) toothache is to put a living frog into the mouth. If it comes out alive the toothache is cured.
    Stye
    Get ten goosberry jags. Throw away the tenth. Keep the other nine and jag with them each in turn and the last will take away the stye.
    Hiccough
    If a person is bad with hiccough the only cure is to put his fingers into his ears and to hold in his breath for about five minutes and the hiccough is cured.
    Whoopingcough
    If a child is bad with whoopingcough put it under a donkey three times while the donkey is eating oat bread and it will get better.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Greer
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Glen Lower, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Andrew Greer
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Glen Lower, Co. Donegal