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School: An Cruachán (roll number 5243)

Location:
Croaghan, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Chearra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1085, Page 366

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    and at dark for seven days.
    Sore Eyes - Wash with black tea at sundown for three evenings.
    Mumps - Put the halter of an ass on the head of the afflicted person. Then lead round the pigs saying ;-
    "Horrish na muc
    Cure the mumps"
    This has to be repeated for nine days before the charm is completed.
    Bleeding - A spider's web is rubbed on the wound to stop the bleeding.
    Heart Fever - The cure is made with a cup full of oatmeal. A cloth is tied over the cup, and around it, and it is put to the breast and back of the sick person. Words are said, a round of the house is made and if the cure takes effect a good portion of the meal is missing when the cloth is removed.
    Jaundice - A mixture
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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
    Ena Wasson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Croaghan, Co. Donegal