School: Dubhais (roll number 16323)

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Dooish, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 238

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1096, Page 238

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  1. The local name for this affliction is "the rose", and the local cure for it was McCahill's blood. The holder of the cure when applied to made a little cut in his or her finger and mixed the blood with a little fresh butter, which was then applied to the sore part as an ointment.
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