School: St Joseph's, Béal Átha Seanaigh
- Location:
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: An Br. S. Ó Murchadha
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- There was a cure for fever long ago. The people used to build a small house called a sweat-house. They used to light a big fire in the house and stay in the house until they began to sweat, and the fever used to sweat out.
- Collector
- Jimmy Gavigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Duggan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Abbeylands, Co. Donegal
(no title)
“This is a cure for the rash...”
There is a cure for the rash. If anyone has a rash he should get a solid gold ring and rub it to the rash three times, “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. - Collector
- Jimmy Gavigan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs R. Gavigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal