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School: Cill Barúin (roll number 10595)

Location:
Kilbarron, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séan C. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1027, Page 092

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  1. Local Cures (continued)

    “Nightshade is an herb that grows commonly throughout the country...”

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    Nettles boiled and the water in which they are boiled in drunk, is a good cure for “nettle rash” or “hay fever.”
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Local Cures

    “Long ago the cure for sore eyes was to wash them in cold tea...”

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    Long ago the cure for sore eyes was to wash them in cold tea. The cure for ringworm is to get living worms and let them crawl over the spot and they will take the disease with them.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. ringworm (~99)
            2. sore eyes (~94)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Vaughan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Portnason, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Edward Vaughan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Portnason, Co. Donegal