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School: Naomh Colm Cille, Craigtown (roll number 171)

Location:
Magheradrumman, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Brian E. Ó Gallchobhair
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    The old fashioned cure for coughs was to cut the tops of whins and boil them and then drink the whin water.
    The old fashioned cure for the toothache was to eat garlic.
    An old fashioned cure for stopping blood was to get some kind of green herb that grows along the ditches and get someone to chew it and put it on the wound.
    Long ago the old people used to gather bogbine and boil it as a cure for cleaning the blood.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Mc Elhinney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glack, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Crocknageeha, Co. Donegal