School: Ednacarnon (roll number 3523)

Location:
Edenacarnan South, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Staráid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1081, Page 179

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1081, Page 179

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    that is afflicted takes the silver and sews it in his clothes. If they lose this the disease comes back on them again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. 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)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Mc Kinney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sockar, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs S. Mc Kinney
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Sockar, Co. Donegal