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School: Derries (roll number 11388)

Location:
Derries, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Meadhbh Bean Uí Chiaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 005

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    Strong black tea is good for sore eyes. Vinegar must be put into your tooth to cure it. If you get boiling water and put salt into it, it is a cure for a sprain, but you must keep your hand or foot in it for an hour.
    Nettle tea is a good cure for measles. Roasted salt put into a cloth a tied around your neck
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    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
    Lottie Thomson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Pollnaranny, Co. Donegal