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School: Gaduidhe Dubh (C.)

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Gaddyduff, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1120, Page 459

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    “There were two men out fishing one day in a boat. When they were out a storm arose and the boat was tossed with the waves.”

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    powerful cure for any soar. If you have a soar take in an Ivy leaf and put it on a coal until it blisters. Then cover it with ointment lay it flat on the wound and cover it with a bandage. A docking leaf cures corns. You must keep it on for nine days.
    If you have a wart get a black snail up on a bush and as the snail decays so does the wart.
    If you have a sty on your eye the thorn of a gooseberry bush is
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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
    Maureen Grant
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortfad, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Grant
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gortfad, Co. Donegal