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School: Shannagh (roll number 8400)

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Shannagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
J. Hutchman
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 054

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    Oatmeal and buttermilk mixed together and applied to a boil is supposed to cure it.
    A cure for whooping cough is to put the child over a donkey's back and under its body three times.
    A stye on the eye is supposed to be cured by touching it with a gooseberry thorn.
    To swallow a few grains of salt is a cure for the hiccough.
    A fright is also a cure for the hiccough.
    A cure for the ringworm is to rub the affected part with ashes which have been taken from a smoked pipe.
    A cure for the measles is to drink a mixture of whiskey and garlic.
    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
    Jim Mc Groary
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Shannagh, Co. Donegal