School: St Boden's, Culdaff

Location:
Culdaff, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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  3. XML “A Weasel”
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    lay with it at the hole where the weasel could not see him. And when the weasel was coming in the hole the man shot it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. A cure for toothache is to make a plaster of mustard and water and put it on your elbow and the toothache will go away.
    Another cure for the toothache is to kiss a frog three times on the stomach and you will get better of the toothache and you will never take it again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. toothache (~180)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    B. Philomena Deeny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Culdaff, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Jim Ledford
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    33
    Address
    Gleneely, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mary Ann Long
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Laraghirril, Co. Donegal