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School: Gartan (roll number 13755)

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Bellville or Gartan, Co. Donegal
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Nóra Ní Dhuibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1072, Page 336

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  1. A Local Cure for a Sprained Wrist

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    People in this locality have an old cure for a sprained wrist.
    They get the skin of an eel and put it on a board to dry. When dried, it is taken off and put on the wrist till the pain ceases. My father proved this for he had a sprained wrist one time, and he put the skin of an eel on it and was soon cured.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sprains (~94)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Gamble
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lacknacoo, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    George Gamble
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Lacknacoo, Co. Donegal