School: Drom Fada (roll number 16137)
- Location:
- Drumfad, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Coluínn
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- Old Cures
In olden times the people had different cures to what they have today. They had a herb called 'Candé Dé Cosáin' which was the cure for smothering. Another cure they had was "Bog Bean". It was in bloom in the summer.
The cure for indigestion was to dry Dandelions and eat the root. When people boiled them and drank the water.
For the measles the people boiled nettles and drank the soup or sometimes they would get whiskey.
The cure for sore throats was to roast potatoes and put them into stocking and tie the stockings round their necks. The chief cure for the whooping was donkey's milk.
Linseed was used for their chest(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Florence Mc Collum
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carran Lower and Upper, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mr Bernard Price
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynashannagh, Co. Donegal
