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School: Ráth Séideóg (roll number 8786)

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Rashedoge, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Brighid Ní Dhomhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1104, Page 94

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  2. Cures

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    There is a man named Willie Kennedy. He lives in Castlereagh. He has a cure for a sore throat. His is a secret which is handed down from one member of a family to the another.
    There is a man in Fahykeen his name is Charley Doherty he has a cure for the momps and whooping-cough. This is also a secret.
    There is a cure for warts to take the gizzard of a hen and put it under a stone as the gizzard decays the warts decay also. Sweet milk is a cure for heart-burn. A dog's lick is a cure for a sore. If you find a scar that fell it is a cure for a burn.
    If some person gives you something that you don't ask for, it is a cure for the hiccough
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  3. Old Saying

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    If we see a star falling we should say "Heaven, heaven, heaven." Then we should
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