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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Carn Domhnaigh

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Ballylosky, Co. Donegal
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An tSr. A. Nic Fhionnlaoich An tSr. M. Beinín
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    Old Cures
    Those who had the mumps were always brought to a stream which was running South-wards and made to drink some of the water.
    It was always said that the child who was born on Whit Sunday would kill someone or be killed by another person, and ill luck would dodge his footsteps.
    Everyone who had a stye on his eye would prick it three times for nine successive mornings, with a thorn from a goose-berry bush, and then threw the thorns over his right shoulder.
    When a cow was sick they always half-churned some milk and gave it to her to drink.
    If anyone had a pain, he pulled carrageen from the rocks, then boiled it and put it on as a poltice, the old people said that there was
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Patrick Doherty
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    41
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Donegal