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School: Seosamh Naomhtha (roll number 16640)

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Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
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An Bráthair Naiti
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1028, Page 114

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    Cold: 1. Hot buttermilk with sugar on it and take it in bed.
    2. Flaxseed + lemons + brown sugar well boiled and strained.
    3. The water off boiled fox-tongues
    fox-tongue: A long green leaf
    4. The water off boiled mountain sage.
    Itch: The water off boiled bog-pine
    Toothake: The seventh son of a family has the cure of the jumping toothake. He places his hand on your cheak and makes the sign of the cross then the toothake leaves the person for ever.
    Warts: If you came on a black snail rub it to your wart and then stick it on the thorn of a black-thorn bush and when it withers your warts will go
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Gettins
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Mc Carthy
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 72
    Address
    Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal