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School: An Craoslach (roll number 10062)

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An Craoslach, Co. Dhún na nGall
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U. Ní Pháirce
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1076, Page 21

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    Cures for the cold= People say that if you boil turnips with some butter and mash them up and tie them up in a cloth and put them on your feet, the cold will go away.
    For Colds. Boil buttermilk and a little sugar together and drink hot before going to bed.
    Another cure is to boil dockan roots and the leaves of a sycamore tree with sugar and sweet milk.
    Blackcurrant jam - a tablespoonful, with a cup of boiling water poured upon it, is an excellent cure for colds.
    Remedy for burns: To cover the burned portion immediately with common baking-soda and then to be tied tightly with a cloth soaked in buttermilk.
    Written by Frances Gallagher, Creeslough, Co. Donegal + Andrew Wilkinson, Masiness, Creeslough, Co. Donegal.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. cleachtas an leighis
        1. leigheas dúchasach (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Andrew Wilkinson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Más an Easa, Co. Dhún na nGall
    Collector
    Frances Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Craoslach, Co. Dhún na nGall