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School: Grianán Ailigh (roll number 2049)

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Grianan of Aileach, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Niall S. Mac Aoidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1108, Page 146

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    were taken to a well and they took a
    drink and then they were better again.
    Whooping cough; They went under a donkey three times and they ate the crumbs which fell from the donkey's mouth.
    Sore eyes; They went to some holy well and they rubbed the holy water on their eyes and their eyes were healed.
    Sore ear; They got some hot oil and they put the oil into their ear and their ear was made better again.
    There is an old saying, that if there are seven sons after one another in the family, the seventh has the cure of evil.
    The old cure for a burn was
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    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
    Kathleen Mac Fadden
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlecooly, Co. Donegal