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

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Glenties, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Cathal Mac Duibhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1051B, Page 09_005

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    Long ago the people got no medical attention and they cured all the diseases they had themselves. The diseases they had were pains, measles, toothaches, and boils.
    1. When any person had any pains they passed under certain rocks, and narrow defiles, to cure themselves.
    2. Nettle soup was the cure for measles. They also passed person who had the disease round a donkey three times.
    3. When the people had bad colds they boiled
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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
    Peadar Mac Giolla Dé
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumnasillagh, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Gildea
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mary Gildea
    Gender
    Female