School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)
- Location:
- Edenacarnan South, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Staráid
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- (continued from previous page)that is afflicted takes the silver and sews it in his clothes. If they lose this the disease comes back on them again.
- In olden times the people had a lot of cures for ailments. If they had sore eyes they used to rub "hooselick" on them or use snuff and it was a great remedy.
It is said that if anyone had toothache and if he either chewed tobacco or smoked a pipe he would get better again.
It is believed that if a cripple went to Doon Well and used some of the water, and left his crutches behind him he would be cured.
Chicken-weed is used as a poultice for healing swellings.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Mc Kinney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sockar, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs S. Mc Kinney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Sockar, Co. Donegal