School: Fionn-Tráigh (roll number 16357)
- Location:
- Fintragh, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Aibhistín A. Mac Amhlaoidh
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- (continued from previous page)Sores: Put fresh butter and primrose leaves on them. St. Patrick's are also used.
Hoof Bound, Horses or donkeys: Make a poultice of Hemlock and put it on the foot.
Mumps: Put the donkeys collar on the person and lead him to a stream. He must take three sups of the water.
Measles: Boil nettles and drink the juice.
Hooping cough: Drink donkeys milk.
Cough in horses or in donkeys: Mix water cress with their meat. Water cress is also good for people.
Boils: The juice of bog bine is the cure.
Kidney disease: Boil forget-me-nots and drink the juice.
- Burns: If a person would lick the arc-sleibhe three times he would have the
cure of a burn.
Chin Cough: Donkey's milk is good for chin cough. Also if you would put a donkey's collar on a child and take it to a stream and it to drink three drops it would cure the mumps.
Foul mouth: A person that did not see its father has the cure of the foul mouth. A girl that lives quite close to us never saw her father, and she cured a little baby of it , by(continues on next page) - Collector
- Nora Mc Cauley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Largymore, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Michael Boyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Kill, Co. Donegal
