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School: Clochar Nuala, Dún na nGall (roll number 9389)

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Donegal, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
An tSr. Eanda le Muire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1034, Page 59

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    The cure of the sprain is a secret cure and if the father has it, it is passed to the eldest daughter and if the mother has it, it is passed to the eldest son. Because it must pass from a woman to a man and from a man to a woman.
    A thread of flax or hemp twisted thin is made by the person who has the cure. The cure is made with holy water and some words known only to the person who has the cure. The thread is then put around the sprain.
    The cure of the Evil is passed to the eldest child of a family after it is born before
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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
    May O Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Donegal, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs O Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Donegal, Co. Donegal