School: Mín na Glaise (Meenglass)

Location:
Meenglass, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Mhaolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1099, Page 95

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  1. Peter Martin of Meenashammer cures strains. He uses lint that grows in the fields. He makes a strong string of lint. This string is put on the strain - tied loosely. When the string wears off the the strain will be gone. If the person cannot go for the cure Peter gives the string to a messenger. James Mc Cafferty of Trusk has this same cure also.
    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. sprains (~94)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Peter Martin
    Gender
    Male