School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)
- Location:
- Glenties, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 09_006
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- (continued from previous page)(nettles) whins, and roots of docins, and gave the juice to the persons to cure them.
4. When a person had a bad cough the parents took the "adhastar" off the donkey and put it on the person's head and ledd him to the well. The persons then would take nine sups of the water and they would be cured.
From Mary Gildea.Bogbine was a good cure for boils.
From James Gildea.
- Collector
- Peadar Mac Giolla Dé
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumnasillagh, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- James Gildea
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mary Gildea
- Gender
- Female
