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School: St Columb's Moville

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Moville, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Hamilton Stewart
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 345

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    There are many local cures for the various ailments people have.
    For warts rub them with a fasting spittle for nine mornings. Another cure is to rub them with a snail and then bury the snail.
    A cure for the croup is for a seventh son to blow three times down the person's throat.
    For a sore back. Bath the sore part with very hot water until the pores are opened. Then get some red flannel and rub sulphur on it and put it on the sore part of the back.
    If you get a burn put buttermilk and baking soda immediately on and it will stop the burn from blistering, or rub the white of egg over effected part.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gibson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal