School: Baile na nGalloglach (Milford) (roll number 15338)
- Location:
- Millford, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 009
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- (continued from previous page)Sore Throat
Common salt is put into a pot and placed on a fire. The salt is heated till it becomes fairly hot. It i them put into a stocking. The patient goes to bed and this stocking is put round the neck till morning. In the morning the throat is usually better. Erysipelas
If a person suffers or the Rose as it is commonly called some person or neighbour visits a house where the husband and wife had the same surname before their marriage. This person tells them that a friend of his has the Erysipelas or the Rose. The man and woman are supposed to know that butter that is not asked for will cure the Rose. If they do not offer the butter another similar house is tried and so on for three houses. Sprains
Sprains are to be rubbed by the seventh son or daughter of a family. Toothache
Get a frog and put it into your mouth if it lets three squeals you would be cured.
- Informant
- Mrs Connaghan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 82
- Address
- Millford, Co. Donegal
