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School: Sgoil Naoimh Conaill, Na Gleanntaí (roll number 15467)

Location:
Glenties, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 02_004

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    4-4-38
    The most frequent diseases in this locality are colds, toothache, whooping cough and measles.
    1. There is numerous cures for the cold and this is one of them. Get the roots of Dockins and boil them in water. Then you drink the water and it will cure you.
    2. Long ago when people had the toothache they would get a frog and would take three (bites) squells out of it with their teeth and they would be cured.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Padruig Ó Baoghaill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumnasillagh, Co. Donegal