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School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
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An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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    A cure for sore eyes is to bathe them in cold tea. A cure for the burn is to lick a mankeeper and then rub it to the burn. A cure for the mumps is to bring the person who is to be cured to a well, then lead him or her round it three times. The person has to put on an ass’s winkers. The child of a mother whose maiden name is the same as that of her husband has the cure of the mumps. A cure for toothache is to lick a frog.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cyril Doogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Doogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal