School: Seosamh Naomhtha (roll number 16640)

Location:
Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An Bráthair Naiti
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1028, Page 104

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Mc Granaghan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Miss Slevin
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    37
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
  2. 1. The cure for a wart is to bathe it in a puddle in a stone you are not looking for
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  3. 1. The cure for ringworm is to get two worms and to make them creep across the affected part. You must say the words that are necessary for the cure. You must burn the worms afterwards. Mrs Hilly has this cure.
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