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School: An Tulach Mór (roll number 6293)

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Tully More, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhrisleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1048, Page 119

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    These cures were told to me by Peter Melly, Tullycleave. Farmer. aged 60 yrs who heard them from his father Edward Melly when he was a boy about fifty years ago. Edward Melly lived in Tullycleave, Ardara, Co. Donegal.
    The McCahill blood was supposed to be a cure for what was commonly known as the "Rose" by merely rubbing the blood on it.
    Another cure for this disease was to be rubbed by the hand of the seventh son of a family provided there was no daughter born between.
    These remedies were also applied to the "Kings evil".
    Rashes or broils and willfire were often cured by persons the surnames of whose parents were the same by rubbing their hands to the affected parts.
    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
    John Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ardara, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Edward Melly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ardara, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Peter Melly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ardara, Co. Donegal