School: Cloch Rua (roll number 11111)
- Location:
- Cloghroe, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Nábla Nic Amhlaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1101, Page 067
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- When a child is born if a broken bone is placed in its hand, it is said that the child would be able to 'cure' any strain
Cure Measles. In old times, people uses to cure the measles, by taking boiled nettles, and a little whiskey
Cure. Whooping cough. The whooping cough is cured by stopping under a donkey, and going over its back three times
Cure Mumps. Anyone has the mumps, can be cured. Before marriage the father and mother must be the same name. Then their children will have the cure of the mumps. If anyone had the mumps the went to any children whose father, or mother, were the same name before marriage. The children would take any one, who had the mumps, on a pair of winkers, to a well, to be cured
Cure Toothache. Anyone who has the cure (pf cure) of the toothache, must write it on a paper, and gave it to whoever wanted to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lettermakenny, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Mrs Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Lettermakenny, Co. Donegal
