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School: Baile an tSagairt (roll number 13985)

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Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Prionnsias Ua Coilín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1039, Page 71

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    Scalds and Burns
    1. Make an ointment from baking soda and buttermilk and apply it to the sore.
    2. Rub [?] of an egg to the sore.
    3. Apply the green stringy material that grows in spring [?] to the sore.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Agnes Mc Callig
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Ellen Mc Cready
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Joe Mc Ginley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Ballysaggart, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Rose O Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    83
    Address
    Binroe, Co. Donegal