School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)

Location:
Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 146

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 146

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  1. There is a man in Derora named Peter Murray who has the cure for "the Evil".
    There is a woman in Letterkenny who has the cure for "the Rose".
    Charlie Doherty of Fahykeen has the cure for "the mumps".
    There is a man in Glendowan who has the cure for "sprains". His name is Jimmy Callaghan.
    Cure for mote in eye.
    There is a woman in Tullnacreen who'se name is Biddy O'Donnell. She has a cure to remove a "mote" that would happen to get into your eye.
    There is a cure in the fox's tongue for blood-poison.
    There is a cure in a hare's brain for Toothache.
    A "dog's lick" is a cure. Salt
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Agnes Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Fahykeen, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Kelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Fahykeen, Co. Donegal