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School: Cooley

Location:
Cooly, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Beoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1116, Page 403

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  1. Thatching (continued)

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    level. When the flax is on the house it is roped and tied down. Some people put on netting wire instead of ropes.
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  2. Local Cures

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    Toothache: Put a leaf of tobacco on the tooth
    Cough: Stew linseed and strain off the water, put the water into a saucepan again with some liquorice-stick and barley sugar and stew again until the liquorice and barley sugar is dissolved. Then bottle and take half a glass daily.
    Colds: Before going to bed warm some milk with sugar and ginger and drink as warm as possible.
    Warts: If you get a snail accidently rub it on your wart and then tie the snail with a string to a bush. If the snail dies the wart will die.
    Headache: Soak a bandage in vinegar and tie on the forehead.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John G. Barr
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glencrow, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs William Barr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glencrow, Co. Donegal