School: Mín a Ghabhann (Meenagowan) (roll number 16823)

Location:
Mín an Ghabhann, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Glacáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 01_003

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1054B, Page 01_003

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  1. There is a lot of diseases round here that there is cures for. The cure for the Rose is a drop of McCahill's blood. The cure for the (cure) measles is boiled nettles. The cure for the chin cough is donkey's milk. There is another bad disease around here the cancer they can cure it with the plaster. There is no many people round here take cancer. They take the cancer round here.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg Ní Bhreslin
    Gender
    Female