School: Ros Nuala (Rossnowlagh) (roll number 11599)

Location:
Rossnowlagh Upper or Crockahany, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Síle Ní Mhaoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 238

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 238

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  1. There are cures for many diseases. Jack Crawford, Rathfragan and James Patton Killynangle have a cure for a burn they lick an ashleaf and this cures it.
    Tommy Green Dromore has a cure for the jaundice; he makes the medicine for it out of whisky and herbs.
    Morris Thomson has a cure for a sprain, it is some kind of a thread he makes.
    Willie Lesslie Ballymagorty has a cure for evil the cure being to breathe on the person’s face three times in the name of the father, the son and the Holy Ghost.
    Mrs. Michael Carron Birrah has a cure for heartfeaver, the cure is a thimble full of salt sugar and meal baked in a little cake and eaten in three pieces going to bed.
    David Johnston Copony has a cure for cancer.
    Mrs. Danial Galaher has a cure for erycipilus.
    William Strong Rossnowlagh has a cure for mumps – by putting the horse’s winkers on and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robbie Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killinangel More, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Dunlop
    Gender
    Female