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School: Baile an tSratha (roll number 17014)

Location:
Ballintra, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séarlus S. Ua Baoighill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1031, Page 240

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    People long ago used no doctors or nurses. They did all the doctoring themselves. It is believed that if you get a double nut and keep it, it will cure a toothache.
    If you get some milk and let a ferret drink a little of it, it is said the remainder of the milk will cure whooping-cough. There is a holy well in our district and if you wash sore eyes in it, they will be cured.
    To crawl between a donkey’s legs is a cure for mumps. Another cure for mumps is to be led to a running stream and get a drink out of the water with a pair of winkers on you. There is an herb called “Planting,” it is used for poulticing beldings [sic.].
    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
    Mollie Toland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Toland
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    49
    Address
    Ballintra, Co. Donegal