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School: Cnoc an Chuilinn, An Ráth Mhór (roll number 9871)

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Caherbarnagh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Nóra, Bean Uí Dhuinnín
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    The old people had many cures for the whooping cough such as to drink a ferrits leavings. They used to carry a saucer of milk to a ferrit and let him drink it. Then what he would leave after him would be given to the sick person to drink. Another cure was to drink donkey's milk. In olden times if a person had a cold he would boil milk, and put a piece of butter and a grain of pepper into it and then drink it. Another cure was to boil
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Lehane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Knocknaloman, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mary Lehane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Knocknaloman, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Lehane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 50
    Address
    Knocknaloman, Co. Cork