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School: Gartan (roll number 13755)

Location:
Bellville or Gartan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Dhuibhe

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A Local Cure for a Sprained Wrist

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1072, Page 336

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A Local Cure for a Sprained Wrist

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.

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Collector
James Gamble
Gender
male
Address
Lacknacoo, Co. Donegal
Informant
George Gamble
Relation
parent
Gender
male
Age
50
Address
Lacknacoo, Co. Donegal
Language
English