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School: Leithrinn

Location:
Lerhin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seán Ó Labhradha

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Ceapadóireacht - Leigheasanna

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0012, Page 210

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Ceapadóireacht - Leigheasanna

Long ago when the people got a cold they mixed the white of an egg with vinegar, sugar and a lemon and they drank it and it cured the cold. When a person got the measles they drank whisky and water and it cured the measles.
When people got scabs they heated creame and they rubbed

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Collector
Labhrás Ó Domhnalláin
Gender
male
Address
Shantallow, Co. Galway
Informant
Seán Ó Domhnalláin
Relation
parent
Gender
male
Address
Shantallow, Co. Galway
Language
English